Phrase guide

swing state

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A state which may vote Democratic or Republican, in a given election or generally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: government, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: battleground state, purple state

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وِلَايَة مُتَأَرْجِحَة (wilāya mutaʔarjiḥa) — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Chinese Mandarin: 搖擺州 /摇摆州 (yáobǎizhōu) — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Danish: svingstat — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Finnish: vaa’ankieliosavaltio — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • French: État-charnière — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • German: Swing State — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Hebrew: מדינה מתנדנדת (m'diná mitnadnédet) — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Hungarian: billegő/kétesélyes/bizonytalan/ingadozó állam — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Hungarian: csatatérállam — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Hungarian: hintaállam — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Japanese: スイング・ステート (suingu-sutēto) — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Korean: 스윙 스테이트 (seuwing seuteiteu) — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vippestat — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vippestat — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Polish: niezdecydowany stan — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Portuguese: estado-pêndulo — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Portuguese: estado roxo — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Russian: коле́блющийся штат (kolébljuščijsja štat) — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Russian: фиоле́товый штат (fiolétovyj štat) — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Spanish: estado pendular — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Spanish: estado bisagra — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Spanish: estado péndulo — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Swedish: vågmästarstat — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Ukrainian: хитки́й штат (xytkýj štat) — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Vietnamese: tiểu bang dao động — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Vietnamese: bang dao động — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Vietnamese: tiểu bang chiến trường — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican
  • Vietnamese: bang chiến trường — a state which may vote Democratic or Republican