contested election
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcontestandelection
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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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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 ofcontestandelectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This was done, in large part, to accommodate a greater workload, created by an increasing number ofcontestedelectioncases in the late-nineteenth century.
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Here is how it went in thecontestedelectionhearing.
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First, a more systematic analysis ofcontestedelectioncases needs to be pursued, using multivariate methods.
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More specifically, the majority party benefited little from thecontestedelectionprocess in the first and third periods, but benefited considerably in the second period.
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Contestedelectioncases were used to support the institutionalization thesis.
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The house record on thecontestedelectioncases is somewhat sketchy.
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This does not necessarily suggest that ideological determinants are always more important than party determinants in explaining individual-level vote choices incontestedelectioncases.
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The second case involved acontestedelection, but simply as a pretext.
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One is the mode of procedure incontestedelectioncases, which has evolved quite differently across the chambers.
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Lastly, the committee responsible for managingcontestedelectioncases has changed over time.
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In the 601contestedelectioncases across time, fifty committee rolls have occurred.
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For the next three decades,contestedelectioncases would become part of the partisan landscape; however, their effects would ebb and flow.
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Third, partisanship has been a significant factor in influencingcontestedelectionoutcomes across time.
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Thus, to get a better sense of the degree to which partisanship influencescontestedelectionoutcomes, we must dig deeper.
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A second major difference has been the extent to whichcontestedelectioncases have played a major role in partisan strategies.
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The apparent decision to move not consistently toward the middle, which might be expected after a severelycontestedelection, could be interpreted as a coherent strategy.
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In many cases, this would be the most hotlycontestedelectionfor 20 or 30 years, in the case of a safe seat.
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The fact that it was acontestedelectionadds to your success and in no sense detracts from it.
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The average cost in, at any rate, one group of parishes—a population group of parishes—of acontestedelectionis £22 a year.
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