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SWING STATE [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
DEF

A [Unites States] state where the two major political parties have similar levels of support among voters, viewed as important in determining the overall result of a presidential election.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
DEF

État des États-Unis qui peut alterner, d'un scrutin à l'autre, entre les deux partis dominants et faire basculer le résultat du vote final [dans une campagne électorale présidentielle.]

OBS

État-charnière : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 4 mars 2012.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
DEF

[Estado de los Estados Unidos en el] que los [dos principales partidos políticos] cuentan con un apoyo similar y que son considerados claves para el resultado de las elecciones presidenciales.

OBS

estado bisagra; estado pendular; estado dudoso: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que expresiones como "estado bisagra"[, "estado dudoso"] o "estado pendular" son alternativas preferibles en español a "swing state".

OBS

estado bisagra: el plural recomendable es "estados bisagra", mejor que "estados bisagras".

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