blue state
English
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Compound of blue + state. From the color blue representing the Democratic Party of the United States, and being a state (“subnational division, province”) that votes Democratic.
Noun
blue state (plural blue states)
- (idiomatic, US politics) A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.
Translations
blue state in the United States
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See also
- green state
- purple state
- red state
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