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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A US state in which a majority of the electorate votes for the Democratic candidate in a statewide election.
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- noun idiomatic, US A state of the
United States votingDemocratic in a givenelection , or tending tovote Democratic in general.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From the fact that states that have elected Democratic candidates are often colored blue on maps in media reports.]
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