"red state" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-red state.ogg [Australia] Forms: red states [plural]
Etymology: From the color red representing the Republican Party of the United States, and being a state (“subnational division, province”) that votes Republican. Etymology templates: {{l|en|state|gloss=subnational division, province}} state (“subnational division, province”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} red state (plural red states)
  1. (US politics) A state of the United States voting Republican in a given election, tending to vote Republican in general, or having a typically conservative mindset. Wikipedia link: Red states and blue states Tags: US Categories (topical): Conservatism, US politics Related terms: blue state, green state, purple state Translations (red state in the United States): 紅州 (Chinese Mandarin), 红州 (hóngzhōu) (Chinese Mandarin), État rouge [masculine] (French), 赤い州 (akai shū) (Japanese), រដ្ឋក្រហម (roat krɑhɑɑm) (Khmer), 빨간 주 (ppalgan ju) (Korean), tiểu bang đỏ [US] (Vietnamese), bang đỏ [Vietnam] (Vietnamese)

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