parliamentary election
collocation in Englishmeaningsofparliamentaryandelection
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parliamentary
adjective
uk/ˌpɑː.lɪˈmen.tər.i/us/ˌpɑːr.ləˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
of or relating to ...
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election
noun[C or U]
uk/iˈlek.ʃən/us/iˈlek.ʃən/
a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or ...
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(Definition ofparliamentaryandelectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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At least one nationalparliamentaryelectionoccurred in each of these quarters, but only one election was held in most of them.
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After its creation in 1990, the party immediately gained media recognition and political success, polling 6.7% of the vote in theparliamentaryelectionin 1991.
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In the 2000parliamentaryelection, not all parties were strong enough to run in all constituencies.
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The 1992parliamentaryelectionwas excluded because the opposition parties boycotted the race, charging fraud in the earlier presidential election.
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The party also recruited aroundparliamentaryelectioncampaigns.
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All those elected in the 1996parliamentaryelectionbelonged to one party.
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The second section carefully assesses the results of the 2002parliamentaryelectionfrom an historical perspective, while the third one seeks to explain them.
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The deposit for a candidate at aparliamentaryelectionwas set at £500 in 1985.
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There are difficulties about observers because this is not like an ordinaryparliamentaryelectionwhere the parties have their own nominees.
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I see no reason why the normal returning officer in aparliamentaryelection—the town clerk or chief executive—could not handle two elections.
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The percentage taking part in the referendum was every bit as high as in aparliamentaryelection.
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Thus, anyone entitled to vote in aparliamentaryelectioncould sit on a jury.
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The amount that would normally go to each candidate in aparliamentaryelectionwill be allowable for each party standing in any constituency.
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The power is unnecessary, because the elections order will apply theparliamentaryelectionpetition rules with modifications.
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To allow a little more time, paragraph 73 of schedule 3 extends theparliamentaryelectiontimetable by one day.
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Both are highly reputable bodies, but neither is entirely neutral on the question ofparliamentaryelectionreform.
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That partly explains our magnificentparliamentaryelectionsuccesses throughout 1989.
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