campaign expenditure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcampaignandexpenditure
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campaign
noun[C]
uk/kæmˈpeɪn/us/kæmˈpeɪn/
a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a ...
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expenditure
noun
uk/ɪkˈspen.dɪ.tʃər/us/ɪkˈspen.də.tʃɚ/
the total amount of money that a government or ...
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(Definition ofcampaignandexpenditurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thus, a pattern of highcampaignexpenditureand long durations would anchor one end of the distribution.
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There is more tocampaignexpenditurethan deciding (or being able) to spend a little or a lot.
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Paragraph 2 is another example of dilution of what we thought were ground rules oncampaignexpenditure.
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The election law does indeed provide for a ceiling oncampaignexpenditure, but there is no real control of candidates’ funding and political party finances.
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Campaignexpendituremay be said to have been incurred when the contractual terms for the supply of the relevant goods or services are agreed.
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I turn, first, to the matter of notionalcampaignexpenditure.
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It cannot genuinely fall within the scope ofcampaignexpenditure.
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There are many checks and balances on political donations in this country, including controls oncampaignexpenditure, prohibition of foreign donations and transparency of donors.
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To return to the nub of my thinking, we should have limits on national electioncampaignexpenditure.
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It has an excellent system of public support for political parties through both tax relief and the partial funding ofcampaignexpenditure.
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I shall re-read the provision to ascertain whether it has any effects oncampaignexpenditure.
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Where possible we should leave the arrangements for making and settling claims in respect ofcampaignexpenditureto political parties and their contractors.
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Will the provision lead us down strange roads, mixing upcampaignexpenditure?
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It is important that political parties should know the period during which controls oncampaignexpenditureare to apply.
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We are also concerned that the by-electioncampaignexpenditurelimit has been very high.
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We all know from our campaigning experience that the bulk of anycampaignexpenditureis best spent on the final lap.
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At the same time, the recommendation for limits oncampaignexpenditurewould have a regulating effect on levels of donations.
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Other countries' controls on donations andcampaignexpenditurehave turned out to be wanting.
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However, it still does not cover the point aboutcampaignexpenditurelimits.
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