party apparatus
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpartyandapparatus
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party
noun
uk/ˈpɑː.ti/us/ˈpɑːr.t̬i/
a social event at which a group of people meet to talk, eat, drink, dance, etc., often in order to celebrate a ...
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apparatus
noun
uk/ˌæp.əˈreɪ.təs/us/ˌæp.əˈræt̬.əs/
a set of equipment or tools or a machine that is used for a ...
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(Definition ofpartyandapparatusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is a régime that elicits loyal service from its party apparatuses by appealing to the most primitive material instincts—offering them economic and social privileges.
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It did not aim at the mobilisation of the masses but opted for gradual reforms controlled by thepartyapparatus.
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And by weakening the movement's organizational infrastructure, it undermined both immediate electoral prospects and the subsequent ability to sustain apartyapparatus.
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Other leaders of the party were also strengthened by growing electoral threats, precisely those within thepartyapparatuswho were responsible for overall electoral strategy and operations.
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However, a political party is not merely thepartyapparatus; it is much more than that.
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During the years that we have been fighting with the ordinary politicalpartyapparatuswe have had little or no success in effecting any progress.
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He is chosen by a local constituency party and not by thepartyapparatus.
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It is more important to divorce the army, the police and the civil service from thepartyapparatusbefore elections if they are to be entirely free and fair.
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My view is that the convenience of thepartyapparatusis a good deal less important than the principle of real and open public consultation on the parliamentary constituencies.
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Privileges of the secret police, regular police andpartyapparatusare to be eliminated by equalizing family subsidies, abolishing special stores, etc. 13.
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In exile apartyapparatuscontinued to function.
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Thepartyapparatuswas to a great extent underground.
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This allowed faction members in thepartyapparatusto cultivate even more new talent.
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The movement was reported to have lacked strong popular support; however, through the construction of a strongpartyapparatusthe party succeeded in gaining power.
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This arrangement in which the rule maker, the referee, the rule enforcer, and the player are all from the samepartyapparatus, institutionalizes state opportunism.
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Adherents of the left wing dual organization were faced with the daunting task of rejoining the party as individuals under the scrutiny of the moderate-controlled statepartyapparatus.
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