presidential contest
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpresidentialandcontest
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presidential
adjective
uk/ˌprez.ɪˈden.ʃəl/us/ˌprez.ɪˈden.ʃəl/
relating to, belonging to, or done by ...
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contest
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒn.test/us/ˈkɑːn.test/
a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes ...
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(Definition ofpresidentialandcontestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We find that people who are among the losers of thepresidentialcontestshow lower levels of trust.
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As a result ' ' miscegenation,' ' or mixing of ' ' races, ' ' a word newly coined in the 1864presidentialcontest, became an explosive political and social issue.
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We find that voters for the losers of thepresidentialcontestshow lower levels of trust.
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That is, was turnout progressively depressed as a congressional election was set one month, three months, six months, or more out from that season'spresidentialcontest?
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First, the presence of a woman candidate made it more likely that certain issues would be raised or strategies used which could have spillover effects on thepresidentialcontest.
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But beginning with the emergence of the civil rights movement in the 1950s, then crystallizing with thepresidentialcontestof 1964, the party system underwent a sharp reorientation.
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Hart was the last of the major candidates to remain in thepresidentialcontestuntil the convention.
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The initial negative direction of the curvilinear relationship is heavily influenced by nine candidacies with scant campaign funds who remained in thepresidentialcontestthroughout the primary season.
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Under the constitutional rules, there must be a re-run of thepresidentialcontestwithin 30 days.
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This was highest-funded campaign on any state ballot and surpassing every campaign in the country in spending except thepresidentialcontest.
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Thepresidentialcontestwas part of the overall general election on the island.
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In thepresidentialcontestthat occurred during his official term, he issued an order to bar politics from this organization.
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Thus, in recent years, most candidates exit the presidential contests prior to the conclusion of the presidential primaries.
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Nationally, in presidential contests only three states changed the party they supported between the 1904 and 1908 elections.
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There is a greater degree of equality of resources and media attention in presidential contests compared to the others.
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