political turmoil
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoliticalandturmoil
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political
adjective
uk/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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turmoil
noun[S or U]
uk/ˈtɜː.mɔɪl/us/ˈtɝː.mɔɪl/
a state of confusion, uncertainty, ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandturmoilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Had this occurred ten years earlier, the electricity directive would have causedpoliticalturmoil.
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Reforms usually occur in a context ofpoliticalturmoiland chaos, with interest groups being challenged and decisions being made at an accelerated pace.
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In the second half of the twentieth century, inflation has been a major source of economic andpoliticalturmoil.
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Enrollment was later suspended for a time because ofpoliticalturmoil, but it was resumed from 1960 to 1965.
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The absence ofpoliticalturmoiland reduced family network and neighbourhood surveillance gave them fewer reasons for being restrictive.
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However, it is not difficult to envisage 18 months ofpoliticalturmoil.
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We must do our best, despite all thepoliticalturmoil, to get help through.
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Continuingpoliticalturmoilwould make it impossible for the country to tackle these economic problems.
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The less said about this at the moment the better, but the potentialpoliticalturmoilcould be horrific.
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I do not doubt his determination, but he needs rather better prospects of success before embarking on what would inevitably be constitutional andpoliticalturmoil.
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I suspect that despite our respective parts in thepoliticalturmoilbetween our two parties at the by-election, we share much more in outlook than we differ on.
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I think that we would all agree that the past week has been one of slightly greater than usualpoliticalturmoil.
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That was a catastrophic development which produced ultimately thepoliticalturmoilwhich we have suffered over the past few days.
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We must never forget that some who come here are fleeing frompoliticalturmoiland unimaginable terror.
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After 10 years of war andpoliticalturmoil, there are positive signs that that exhausted and embattled region is moving towards peace and democratic rule.
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I predict a massive wave of protest andpoliticalturmoilin this country if that ultimate act of obeisance is made.
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Housing starts and an expanded service sector saw growth overall through the decade, despitepoliticalturmoil.
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It was a time of profoundpoliticalturmoil.
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Thepoliticalturmoilmade their romance short - only six months - before they were married.
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