political rival

collocation in English

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political
adjective
uk
/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us
/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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rival
noun[C]
uk
/ˈraɪ.vəl/us
/ˈraɪ.vəl/
a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandrivalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpolitical rival

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He was considered by friend andpoliticalrivalalike as a man of great optimism and impeccable character.
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As apoliticalrival, he was as tough as they came.
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Indeed, he was so kind that he helped apoliticalrivalif he was in some difficulty.
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Additionally, as the size of the winning coalition increases, incumbents must spend a higher proportion of available resources to defeat political rivals.
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These two factions of the khan's supporters were themselves political rivals, however.
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Violence, cooptation of social movements and the assassination of political rivals are important means in the struggle for hegemonic positions, as are minimal arrangements for downward distribution.
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Ironically, the very illogic, characteristic, too, of many printed slurs, shrewdly implicated an incongruous set of symbols for the timely, self-serving purpose of injuring political rivals and partisan women.
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Political ethics are lacking if we fail to acknowledge such rights for our political rivals.
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Co-operation between political rivals — unfortunately by no means commonplace — can produce a combined weight against which it is hard to resist.
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The television presenter, like myself, has already given up the opportunity of appearing on the screen, out of fairness to future political rivals, by the fact of coming here.
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Both fathers, then political rivals, strongly disagreed with the marriage.
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Jebara was allegedly involved in a campaign to intimidate political rivals.
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Proscription implies the elimination "en masse" of political rivals or personal enemies.
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The smearing campaign has been hatched by political rivals involved with gang members.
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Political rivals had put him up to it, and it was seen as instrumental in her ensuing defeat.
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Right at the beginning of his first presidential period, he started prosecuting his political rivals and soon established a well-organized web of spies.
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