dominant party
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdominantandparty
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dominant
adjective
uk/ˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt/us/ˈdɑː.mə.nənt/
more important, strong, or noticeable than anything else of the ...
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party
noun
uk/ˈpɑː.ti/us/ˈpɑːr.t̬i/
a social event at which a group of people meet to talk, eat, drink, dance, etc., often in order to celebrate a ...
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One reason for this was the structure of representation within thedominantparty, which allowed conflicting aspirations to be accommodated.
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This institutional design in the context ofdominantpartyrule allowed for a comfortable and mutually supportive relationship between the judiciary and the political system.
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However, where inroads have been made, associational autonomy from the state anddominantpartyhas proved critical.
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Secondly, the typical emerging party system has consisted of adominantpartysurrounded by a large number of small, unstable parties.
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On the other side, however, it may be possible to win over converts from the formerdominantparty, now prostrated by its electoral debacle.
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Thus maximizing communal resources provides the battleground within the separate blocs, and thedominantpartyon this dimension will win.
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The judiciary's subordination to the executive was part of the more complex political and institutional process by whichdominantpartyrule was secured.
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The objective is to shed some light on the political role of the judiciary in adominantpartysystem.
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A strong central government based on adominantpartywith comfortable majorities has given way to coalition governments precariously dependent on the regional parties.
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Jointly, these two countries suggest that decentralising reforms are unlikely where central governments are led by onedominantpartyor actor.
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Further, one of these two parties always dominates the government formation process, and the leader of thatdominantpartytypically becomes the prime minister.
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Thus, the large number of parties represented in the legislature did not prevent the emergence ofdominantpartysystems.
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Hierarchical relationships, in contrast, have adominantpartywith responsibility for making major decisions, and a subordinate party or parties responsible for complying with these decisions.
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The attitudes that developed within the judicial branch were in line with the nature of thedominantpartyregime, where institutional loyalty to government interests prevailed.
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Although the main pattern is the emergence of adominantparty, in a smaller number of countries a party system has emerged with no clear majority party.
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Dominantpartyrule provided the opportunities for mobility.
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The organization's centralized control over major economic power centers, as well as its political affiliation with thedominantparty, significantly contributed to the state's control of resources.
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If a party is strong enough, it can spread its opponents equally among all districts ('cracking'), creating a majority for thedominantpartyin every district.
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This is a factor that could have contributed to defections from thedominantpartyas the opportunities to do so arose, both before and after the presidential election.
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