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Marginal seat — Swing seat redirects here. For the piece of playground furniture, see swing (seat). A marginal seat, or swing seat, is a constituency held with a particularly small majority in a legislative election, generally conducted under a single winner… … Wikipedia
marginal seat — Parliament seat that was won by a narrow number of votes … English contemporary dictionary
marginal seat — /madʒənəl ˈsit/ (say mahjuhnuhl seet) noun Politics an electorate which was won by the current representative by only a small number of votes, and therefore requires only a small swing for it to change from one party to another at the next… …
marginal constituency — marginal constituency, marginal seat or marginal ward noun A constituency, seat or ward held with a small majority and not providing a safe seat for any of the political parties • • • Main Entry: ↑margin … Useful english dictionary
marginal ward — marginal constituency, marginal seat or marginal ward noun A constituency, seat or ward held with a small majority and not providing a safe seat for any of the political parties • • • Main Entry: ↑margin … Useful english dictionary
Marginal — may refer to: For marginal constituency in politics, see “Marginal seat” For the manga, see Marginal (manga) For marginal model in hierarchical linear modeling, see “Marginal model” For marginal observables in physics, see “Renormalization group” … Wikipedia
marginal — [[t]mɑ͟ː(r)ʤɪn(ə)l[/t]] marginals 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as marginal, you mean that it is small or not very important. This is a marginal improvement on October... The role of the opposition party proved marginal. 2) ADJ GRADED… … English dictionary
marginal — mar|gin|al [ˈma:dʒınəl US ˈma:r ] adj 1.) a marginal change or difference is too small to be important ▪ a marginal increase in the unemployment figures ▪ a marginal improvement in profits 2.) technical relating to a change in cost, value etc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
marginal — I UK [ˈmɑː(r)dʒɪn(ə)l] / US [ˈmɑrdʒɪn(ə)l] adjective * 1) very small marginal changes 2) not considered important or relevant marginal issues 3) British won by very few votes a marginal seat 4) written in the margin of a page marginal notes II UK … English dictionary
Marginal — Incremental. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * marginal mar‧gin‧al [ˈmɑːdʒnl ǁ ˈmɑːr ] adjective 1. a marginal change, increase, fall etc is very small, and not enough to make an important difference: • The country s unemployment rate … Financial and business terms
