Meanings
plural floating voters
- a person who does not always vote for the same political party, but usually decides on the basis of policies.
Synonyms: swing voter
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna person who does not always vote for the same political party, but usually decides on the basis of policies.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the other
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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floating voter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floating%20voter
“floating voter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floating%20voter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “floating voter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floating%20voter.
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