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Definition of swing state noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

swing state

noun
 
/ˌswɪŋ ˈsteɪt/
 
/ˌswɪŋ ˈsteɪt/
 (politics)
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  1. (in an election for president in the US) a state where none of the candidates can be certain of getting the most support
    • Arizona may be a swing state.
    • swing state Democrats
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