"tipping-point state" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tipping-point states [plural]
Etymology: From tipping point + state. Etymology templates: {{com|en|tipping point|state}} tipping point + state Head templates: {{en-noun}} tipping-point state (plural tipping-point states)
  1. (US, politics) 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. Tags: US Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-tipping-point_state-en-noun-XwnmVW4G Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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