election commission
collocation in Englishmeaningsofelectionandcommission
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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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commission
noun
uk/kəˈmɪʃ.ən/us/kəˈmɪʃ.ən/
a group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the ...
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(Definition ofelectionandcommissionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We welcome the recommendations for limits on campaign spending and the establishment of anelectioncommission to police the system of disclosure and reporting.
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They will be welcoming outside observers and restructuring theelectioncommission.
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Some dealt with honours, the media and advertising and the establishment of anelectioncommission.
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There is an argument that all electoral matters should be brought under the umbrella of anelectioncommission.
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Many overseas jurisdictions have anelectioncommissionin some form, but there are many models.
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Theelectioncommissioncould distribute the estimated £4 million fairly on the basis of levels of support for the parties.
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Is it wise to hand over that responsibility to theelectioncommission?
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If anelectioncommissionor a similar body is established, it may well make sense for it to take over the role of registrar.
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We believe that that case is made out, and legislation will provide for anelectioncommissionto be established.
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Theelectioncommissionclearly, in my view, is the right body to oversee the conduct of referendums.
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We have to go before the constitutional court or theelectioncommission.
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The reactions of the government and the nationalelectioncommissionhave likewise been disappointing.
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It is for the provisionalelectioncommissionto scrutinise candidates.
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The agreed arrangements contain a provision for anelectioncommission.
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My own view then, as it is now, is that they should form part of the overall work and function of anelectioncommission.
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Therefore, it is essential to have national organisations that are recognised and registered by theelectioncommission—or the referendums commission—as the organised bodies to which core funding should be paid.
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Neill further recommends that theelectioncommissionshould have a role in relation to referendums.
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I am not sure that anelectioncommissionis needed to establish the clear principle of impartiality in all such matters, be they parliamentary elections, other elections or referendums.
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All those factors raise questions for theelectioncommissionin its work, not least in the publishing and circulating of information giving both sides of the argument.
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The report is right to recommend that there should be core funding for both sides and that theelectioncommissionshould be responsible for its allocation.
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