- (n.) A float for indicating the height of a liquid surface.
- (n.) One who floats or swims.
- A person, as a delegate to a convention or a member of a legislature, who represents an irregular constituency, as one formed by a union of the voters of two counties neither of which has a number sufficient to be allowed a (or an extra) representative of its own.
- A person who votes illegally in various polling places or election districts, either under false registration made by himself or under the name of some properly registered person who has not already voted.
- A voter who shifts from party to party, especially one whose vote is purchasable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "floater" http://smartdefine.org/floater/definitions/2008711 (accessed September 23, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "floater" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/floater/definitions/2008711> |