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red wave

red wave noun: a surge of voters supporting the candidates of the Republican Party during an election (especially a midterm election), which results in the party making significant gains.

Noun

red wave (plural red waves)

  1. (US) A surge of voters supporting the candidates of the Republican Party during an election (especially a midterm election), which results in the party making significant gains.
    • Episodes like this may be one reason the red wave didn’t materialize, why Republicans failed to usher in a new dawn of prosperity for the multiracial working class that Republican leaders from Senator Ted Cruz to the House policy honcho Jim Banks say they want to champion.2022 November 10, Sohrab Ahmari, “Why the Red Wave Didn’t Materialize”, in The New York Times
    • Republicans had hoped that a “red wave” in the midterm elections would allow them to flip dozens of House seats, giving them a much more comfortable majority. Instead, Republicans were barely about to flip the House, and Democrats may even be able to increase their Senate majority depending on the...2022 November 16, Joan E Greve, “Q&A: what does a split Congress mean for US politics?”, in The Guardian

Forms of red wave

pluralred waves

Questions about red wave

What does red wave mean?
Red wave means a surge of voters supporting the candidates of the Republican Party during an election (especially a midterm election), which results in the party making significant gains.
What part of speech is red wave?
Red wave is a noun.
What is the plural of red wave?
The plural of red wave is red waves.

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