political support
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoliticalandsupport
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political
adjective
uk/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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support
noun
uk/səˈpɔːt/us/səˈpɔːrt/
agreement with and encouragement for an idea, group, ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandsupportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The partisan theory states that in exchange forpoliticalsupport, parties serve as agents for the preferences and ideologies of their voters.
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Politicalsupportby national actors, however, was not sufficient to motivate effective adaptation.
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That is, barriers to trade are used to protect powerful interest groups, which, in turn, providepoliticalsupportfor the ruling elite.
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However, it should be noted that unlike other exchanges of personal services forpoliticalsupport, constituent service is a recognised formal function of legislators.
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The veto player has his own ideal trade policy, which maximizes hispoliticalsupport.
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It remains to be seen whether and to what extent these proposals will find sufficientpoliticalsupportto be implemented.
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Our findings have several implications for the study of the relationship between the state of the economy andpoliticalsupport.
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They all shared useful information, advice andpoliticalsupport, and influence flowed in all directions.
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Finally, movements of legitimacy andpoliticalsupporthave gone in both directions.
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They depend on the resources of actors in their surroundings forpoliticalsupport, information, expertise or implementation of policies.
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So a lack of private finance will bring about a decrease in thepoliticalsupportfor the public system.
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It took the government some time to gain the confidence andpoliticalsupportof the business sector, for various reasons.
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Nor is it a substitute word for bouts of macroeconomic irresponsibility used for the purpose of mobilisingpoliticalsupport.
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In both countries, new democratic governments (with strong authoritarian lineages) pursued policies of economic liberalization while seeking to expand theirpoliticalsupportcoalitions.
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Substantialpoliticalsupportappears likely to exist in the next several years for efforts to stabilize population size.
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Answers to these kinds of questions would go a long way towards developing a more dynamic theory ofpoliticalsupport.
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At best, we cannot draw firm conclusions aboutpoliticalsupportfor land reform from the results of this referendum.
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No obvious material reasons accounted for this pattern ofpoliticalsupport.
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Policy makers at times transfer thepoliticalsupportthey acquire by responding to voters' concerns about personal health services to address other determinants of health.
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