partisan advantage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpartisanandadvantage
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partisan
adjective
uk/ˌpɑː.tɪˈzæn/us/ˈpɑːr.t̬ə.zən/
strongly supporting a person, principle, or political party, often without considering or judging the matter ...
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advantage
noun
uk/ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/us/ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒ/
a condition giving a greater chance ...
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However, this requires much less instrumental behavior than thepartisanadvantagethesis implies.
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The oligarchy seemed more intent on gainingpartisanadvantagethan addressing the nation's needs.
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Neither situation, however, necessarily constitutespartisanadvantageas operationalized in our paper.
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The further a line is to the left, the greater thepartisanadvantageor bias for that particular party.
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We feel an obligation to sustain our initial but limited assertion, thatpartisanadvantagemattered, against those who would deny or belittle its systematic impact.
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These standards can be analyzed for their partisan impact and selectively applied to maximizepartisanadvantage, but, in contrast to blatant malapportionment or gerrymandering, these factors are not inherently partisan.
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Third, is it plausible to assume that the primary motivation behind adoption of the prohibitions on internal improvements and the protective tariff waspartisanadvantage?
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I regret to say that local political candidates have been trying to get into the act forpartisanadvantage.
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It is a corrupt and dishonest set of proposals, deliberately designed forpartisanadvantage.
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It has been suggested that we are entirely sanguine about the report because we think that we have achieved somepartisanadvantagefrom it.
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These matters are far too important forpartisanadvantage.
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There should be no question of any party seeking to obtainpartisanadvantagefrom this process.
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Their fine words are easily jettisoned forpartisanadvantage.
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The suggestion that it might be done to avoid voter confusion and fatigue looks, even at the most cursory examination, as a thin veneer to hidepartisanadvantage.
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