English Explanatory Dictionary

tipping-point state

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In a list of states of the United States ordered by decreasing margins of victory for the winning candidate in a presidential election, the state whose votes cause the winning candidate to meet or exceed the threshold for victory when tallying the number of electoral college votes from each state.

Word forms

tipping-point state tipping-point states

Etymology

From tipping point + state.

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