English Explanatory Dictionary

blue wall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A group of states known for consistently voting Democratic in presidential elections from 1992 through 2012.
  2. The three battleground states that were dislodged from the 1992-2012 group in 2016: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin.
  3. A group of Conservative-leaning parliamentary constituencies that are seen as shifting away from the party.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of blue wall of silence.

Word forms

blue wall blue walls

Etymology

From blue (“the representative color of the political party, and the solidity of support for that party in that region”) + wall.

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