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low-propensity

low-propensity adjective: eligible to vote but having a history of infrequent or inconsistent participation in elections.

Adjective

low-propensity (comparative more low-propensity, superlative most low-propensity)

  1. Eligible to vote but having a history of infrequent or inconsistent participation in elections.
    • a campaign targeting low-propensity voters
    • “Modern politics now is about engaging low-propensity voters,” he [Steve Bannon] told Politico in an interview.2026 January 2, Sam Tanenhaus, quoting Steve Bannon, “Mamdani Represents 21st-Century America”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of low-propensity

comparativemore low-propensity
superlativemost low-propensity

Questions about low-propensity

What does low-propensity mean?
Low-propensity means eligible to vote but having a history of infrequent or inconsistent participation in elections.
What part of speech is low-propensity?
Low-propensity is an adjective.

Words near low-propensity in the dictionary

  1. low-powered
  2. low-pressure
  3. low-priced
  4. low-profile
  5. low-proof
  6. low-propensity
  7. low-quality
  8. low-rank
  9. low-rent
  10. low-res
  11. low-residency

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