Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
swing voter
Russian translation:
неопределившийся избиратель
Jan 22, 2009 15:42
15 yrs ago
English term
swing voter
GBK
English to Russian
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Definition from
The Washington Post:
A voter who is not extremely loyal to a particular party and may cross party lines to select a candidate.
Example sentences:
While the swing voter is ostensibly the target of most political activity during elections, in countries without compulsory voting the political parties know that the shift from one party to another is dependent only to a limited extent on swing voters. (Wikipedia)
In a country where many voters identify with a particular political party, "swing voters" -- those who do not have a strong party affiliation -- often take center stage in an election year (Online News Hour)
The only time our vote really matters is when it breaks a tie or creates a tie – when our vote becomes the swing vote (scienceline.org)
Proposed translations
(Russian)
5 +2 | неопределившийся избиратель | Marina Aidova |
Change log
Jan 22, 2009 15:39: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Jan 22, 2009 15:42: Enrique Cavalitto changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Jan 25, 2009 15:54: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
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Selected
неопределившийся избиратель
Definition from
Мультитран:
неопределившийся избиратель, чей голос может повлиять на исход выборв
Example sentences:
Сейчас, на завершающей стадии кампании, идет борьба за неопределившегося избирателя, что выражается в стремлении обеих партий перетянуть его на свою сторону, вырвать хотя бы небольшую часть электората из-под влияния соперника (Последний этап америк)
Peer comment(s):
agree |
ViBe
: this movie is a graphic example of this phenomenon: http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809914568/info
7 hrs
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Thank you!
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agree |
Tatiana Pelipeiko
: Он самый. :)
1 day 6 hrs
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Discussion
http://chelyabinsk.ru/election/57-print.html
http://www.leancor.ru/article2/9520