voter participation

collocation in English

meaningsofvoterandparticipation

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voter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈvəʊ.tər/us
/ˈvoʊ.t̬ɚ/
a person who votes or who has a legal right to vote, especially in ...
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participation
noun[U]
uk
/pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/us
/pɑːrˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/
the fact that you take part or become involved ...
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(Definition ofvoterandparticipationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvoter participation

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A long tradition within political science examines the impact of party canvassing onvoterparticipation.
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This indicates that coalition size reducesvoterparticipationindependent of political efficacy.
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Another contextual difference that appears to reducevoterparticipationis a country's level of democratization.
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Though we have identified several socio-economic and political determinants ofvoterparticipationfor this election, we have not provided comprehensive reasons for the declining electoral participation.
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The evidence indicates that the revision would be worth undertaking because party attachment, as measured by the revised procedure, makes a difference both tovoterparticipationand voter volatility.
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In contrast, there is more support for the assumption that broad coalition governments depress efficacy which can discouragevoterparticipation.
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The effects of the individual-level control variables in the model are also largely consistent with expectations; both age and education serve to enhancevoterparticipation.
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First, since elections in many countries occur only once every four to five years,voterparticipation measures sporadic political activity and does not reflect democratic practice on an everyday basis.
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Voterparticipationwas just over 56 % of the country's 4 million eligible voters.
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Moreover, the macro-level variables help to explain more of the variance invoterparticipationthan in efficacy.
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Voterparticipationis an inadequate indicator of local democratic participation and practice for several reasons.
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On the other hand, increased numbers of parties represented in parliament is expected to enhance efficacy and perhaps directly promotevoterparticipationby mobilizing a wider diversity of interests.
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Nevertheless, we believe that it is reasonable to characterize the relationship as one where efficacy influencesvoterparticipation.
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The highestvoterparticipation, for example, tends to be in authoritarian states that have excluded free elections but used state power to mobilise their populations on voting day.
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Rather than relying on problematic statistics ofvoterparticipation,35 this study compares village organisation and everyday political practice which link the local to the national level.
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The chapter concludes with a section on baby boomers and the politics of ageing, which raises questions about theirvoterparticipationand potential 'old-age political consciousness ' (p. 222).
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These meetings included some limited discussion of programmatic issues, but focused largely on local party strategy to win voters, increasevoterparticipation, and eliminate electoral manipulation and fraud.
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I am sure that it would raisevoterparticipation.
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Ultimately, we must decide whether we are serious about increasingvoterparticipation.
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