单词 | floating voter |
释义 | > as lemmasfloating voter floating voter n. a voter who has not attached himself to any political party; in U.S. spec. = floater n. 4a. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > right to vote at elections > [noun] > one who has right to vote > other types out-voter1837 non-voter1851 absentee1864 absent voter1867 silent voter1872 floating voter1905 1905 D. G. Phillips Plum Tree 14 Those stiff-armed men were the ‘floating voters’ of that ward of Pulaski. 1955 Observer 1 May 11 The floating voter is not a unique creature. 1958 Economist 13 Sept. 828/2 That now well-known and inoffensive favourite of the touchy floating voter, Mr. Aneurin Bevan. < as lemmas |
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