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Meaning of blue wave | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A surge of voters supporting the candidates of the Democratic Party during an election (especially a midterm election), which results in the party making significant gains.

US

Examples

“A handful of local elections in Mississippi is hardly a blue wave. But Democrats across the South hope what just happened there is the start of something big – the first ripple of a Democratic comeback in the Deep South.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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