preceding election

collocation in English

meaningsofprecedingandelection

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preceding
adjective[before noun]
uk
/prɪˈsiː.dɪŋ/us
/priːˈsiː.dɪŋ/
existing or happening before someone ...
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election
noun[C or U]
uk
/iˈlek.ʃən/us
/iˈlek.ʃən/
a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or ...
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(Definition ofprecedingandelectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was signed by more people - some 3,000 in all - than had voted for any candidate or measure in theprecedingelection.
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When we believe that a policy is needed by the country, it is our view that we should advocate it at theprecedingelection.
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I note with interest that these proposals are based upon the performance of the parties in theprecedingelection.
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However, these proposals will fossilise the political parties in the position they held at theprecedingelection.
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The 1983 parliamentary election was based on a review of boundaries which were different in theprecedingelection.
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I also welcome the suggestion that the nominations should be proportionate to the votes cast at theprecedingelection.
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Though the ceremony was not more than a symbolic validation of theprecedingelectionresult, it was solemnly celebrated.
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A majority of all the votes cast at theprecedingelectionwould have been required to pass a law.
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The target ridings are the ridings that were won by a narrow margin in theprecedingelection, making them promising campaign targets in the election in question.
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In the national elections in 1973 the party gained the same result as the two preceding elections, 1.8%.
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