blue state
English
editEtymology
editCompound 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.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editblue 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
editblue state in the United States