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  • swing vote — noun (US) 1. A casting vote 2. A vote that determines the outcome of a ballot • • • Main Entry: ↑swing * * * n. a vote that has a decisive influence on the result of an election Derivatives: swing voter n. * * * ˌswing ˈvote 8 [ …   Useful english dictionary

  • swing vote — swing votes N COUNT In a situation when people are about to vote, the swing vote is used to talk about the vote of a person or group which is difficult to predict and which will be important in deciding the result. [mainly AM, JOURNALISM]… …   English dictionary

  • swing — swing1 swingable, adj. /swing/, v., swung, swinging, n., adj. v.t. 1. to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one s arms in walking. 2. to cause to move in alternate directions or in either… …   Universalium

  • swing — swing1 W3 [swıŋ] v past tense and past participle swung [swʌŋ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move from a fixed point)¦ 2¦(move in a curve)¦ 3¦(hit)¦ 4¦(change opinions/emotions)¦ 5 swing into action 6¦(play)¦ 7¦(arrange something)¦ 8 swing both ways …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Swing (politics) — Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties. It originated as a mathematical calculation for comparing the results of two constituencies. The term swing… …   Wikipedia

  • Swing vote — is a term used to describe a vote that may go to any of a number of candidates in an election, or, in a two party system, may go to either of the two dominant political parties. Such votes are usually sought after in elections, since they can… …   Wikipedia

  • Swing state — A swing state (also, battleground state or purple state) in United States presidential politics is a state in which no candidate has overwhelming support, meaning that any of the major candidates have a reasonable chance of winning the state s… …   Wikipedia

  • Swing (Australian politics) — The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics)). For the Australian House of Representatives (and for the lower houses of the parliaments of all the states… …   Wikipedia

  • swing — swing1 [ swıŋ ] (past tense and past participle swung [ swʌŋ ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move from side to side ▸ 2 move in smooth curve ▸ 3 try to hit someone/something ▸ 4 (make) change state ▸ 5 be lively and enjoyable ▸ 6 about music ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • swing — I UK [swɪŋ] / US verb Word forms swing : present tense I/you/we/they swing he/she/it swings present participle swinging past tense swung UK [swʌŋ] / US past participle swung *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to move, or to make something move,… …   English dictionary

  • swing — I. verb (swung; swinging) Etymology: Middle English, to beat, fling, hurl, rush, from Old English swingan to beat, fling oneself, rush; akin to Old High German swingan to fling, rush Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause to move… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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