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Definition of swingometer in English: swingometernoun swɪŋˈɒmɪtə informal A device or computerized display used to demonstrate the effect of a political swing on an election. Example sentencesExamples - But first I decided to do what I should have done the minute the swingometer had gone against me and addressed the atmosphere with the audience.
- It requires a bit of fiddling but the BBC swingometer allows you to figure out what the benefits of tactical voting would be.
- The swingometer, meanwhile, has been surpassed by on-screen polls, tracking audience reaction to speeches in real time.
- If you're not interested in the legendary swingometer there's plenty to keep you occupied on Thursday.
- Peter Snow's magic swingometer tricks don't look so clever now that we can all do it ourselves.
- Their online election services include seat by seat breakdowns, all the poll information you could want and daily analysis and commentary, complete with blogs and election swingometers.
- Without a word, the BBC swingometer has magically changed from the red/blue model to the red/orange version.
- Technology has come on a long way since the days of the cardboard swingometers.
- I stayed up all night watching Peter Snow's swingometer and cheering every time a blue part of the map turned red.
- It really is time for a change; I have covered nine general elections and countless others with the BBC and ITN, and it's time for someone else to handle the swingometer.
Rhymes accelerometer, anemometer, barometer, gasometer, geometer, manometer, micrometer, milometer, olfactometer, optometer, pedometer, photometer, pyrometer, speedometer, tachometer, thermometer |