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 > open to bribery (2)
Originally U.S. A voter who has not attached himself to any political party, originally one whose vote may be purchased. In later U.K. use…
U.S. A voter open to bribery. Cf. floater, n.