red state
English
Etymology
red + state. From the color red representing the Republican Party of the United States, and being a state (“subnational division, province”) that votes Republican.
Noun
red state (plural red states)
- (US, idiomatic, politics) A state of the United States voting Republican in a given election, tending to vote Republican in general, or having a typically conservative mindset.
Translations
red state in the United States
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See also
- blue state
- green state
- purple state
- Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year
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