Source Word
purple state
Noun
US
(US
politics)
A
swing
state.
(In
the
modern
United
States)
a
state
that
may
support
the
Democratic
or
Republican
Party;
a
state
that
is
equally
like
to
vote
for
the
Democratic
or
Republican
Party
in
general;
a
state
that
behaves
as
a
red
state
in
some
given
elections
and
a
blue
state
in
other
given
elections.
Japanese Meaning
（アメリカ政治において）スイングステート、すなわち大統領選挙などでどちらの政党にも投票が分散し、選挙結果が変動しやすい州。 / （現代アメリカにおいて）民主党と共和党の両方に支持が及ぶ、どちらの政党側に転じるか予測が難しい州。
Sense（1）
(US
politics)
A
swing
state.
(In
the
modern
United
States)
a
state
that
may
support
the
Democratic
or
Republican
Party;
a
state
that
is
equally
like
to
vote
for
the
Democratic
or
Republican
Party
in
general;
a
state
that
behaves
as
a
red
state
in
some
given
elections
and
a
blue
state
in
other
given
elections.
（ plural ）
