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battleground state

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
bat-tle-ground s-tate
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A winner-take-all state which is roughly as likely to vote Republican as Democrat in a given election.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

battleground states (plural)

Phrases

blue state green state red state

Frequently Paired Words

blue state green state red state

Synonyms

swing state purple state

Questions

What does battleground state mean?
A winner-take-all state which is roughly as likely to vote Republican as Democrat in a given election.

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