Float"er. (Politics) (a) A
voter who shifts from party to party, esp. one whose vote is
purchasable. [U. S.] (b) 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. [U. S.]
(c) 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. [U. S.]
Float"er (?), n. 1.
One who floats or swims.
2. A float for indicating the height of a
liquid surface.
Float"er. (Politics) (a) A
voter who shifts from party to party, esp. one whose vote is
purchasable. [U. S.] (b) 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. [U. S.]
(c) 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. [U. S.]
