| 单词 | battleground state |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbattleground state battleground state n. U.S. Politics a state which is regarded as decisive in determining the overall result of a presidential election, typically one in which the two major parties have similar levels of support; cf. swing- comb. form 3a.The precise sense intended in quot. 1842 is unclear. ΚΠ 1842 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 12 Nov. Noble New Jersey. The gallant Whig ‘Battleground State’. 1860 M. Halstead Caucuses of 1860 142 The object was to bring the delegates of those States [sc. Vermont and Virginia] to..join with the battle-ground States—as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Indiana, and Illinois insisted upon calling themselves. 1900 Washington Post 24 July 3/1 Indiana, next to Illinois, will be the great battle-ground State of the Middle West in this campaign for the Presidency. The Democrats have set out to capture it. 2004 New Republic 2 Aug. 12/1 In 2004, Bush will need to win them [sc. white working class voters] decisively to carry battleground states like West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, or Missouri. < as lemmas |
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