tipping-point state

noun

In a list of states of the United States ordered by decreasing margins of victory for the winning candidate in a presidential election, the state whose votes cause the winning candidate to meet or exceed the threshold for victory when tallying the number of electoral college votes from each state.

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Meanings

nountipping-point state (plural tipping-point states)

plural tipping-point states

  1. USgovernmentIn a list of states of the United States ordered by decreasing margins of victory for the winning candidate in a presidential election, the state whose votes cause the winning candidate to meet or exceed the threshold for victory when tallying the number of electoral college votes from each state.

Origin

From tipping point + state.

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APA

tipping-point state. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tipping-point%20state

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“tipping-point state.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tipping-point%20state. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tipping-point state,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tipping-point%20state.

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