Blue state

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general. US, idiomatic

Antonyms

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purple

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.

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