presidential race

collocation in English

meaningsofpresidentialandrace

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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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race
noun
uk
/reɪs/us
/reɪs/
a competition in which all the competitors try to be the fastest and to ...
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(Definition ofpresidentialandracefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The hypothesis predicts that a surge in turnout in one presidential election should lead to above average rates of turnout in the nextpresidentialrace.
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Exit polls suggested that a second round would be necessary in thepresidentialrace.
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Unfortunately, it is doubtful that this will happen, this being an election year with thepresidentialracedistinctly under way.
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The alliance was unsuccessful in thepresidentialrace.
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Matthei stepped down from thepresidentialraceas well.
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Twenty-two people contested thepresidentialracein the first round.
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She offered a brief analysis of thepresidentialracein the video.
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During the 1956presidentialrace, he was among the candidates on the ballot for the party's vice presidential nomination.
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Sleiman, however, threatened to withdraw from thepresidentialraceif the parties were not able to come to agreement.
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Although the saying was prominent in media coverage of thepresidentialrace, practically no story made note of its source.
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They may support any candidate they wish, including one who has dropped out of thepresidentialrace.
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Food prices were a political issue in that year'spresidentialraceand a few chains experimented with a low cost no frills format.
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As each candidate was a newcomer to thepresidentialrace, each presented in his person and in his record appeals of unknown potency to widely distributed elements in the population.
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