election cycle
collocation in Englishmeaningsofelectionandcycle
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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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cycle
noun
uk/ˈsaɪ.kəl/us/ˈsaɪ.kəl/
UK
a ...
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(Definition ofelectionandcyclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Presidential debates are held late in theelectioncycle, after the political parties have nominated their candidates.
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Each reservation has a unique local government style andelectioncyclebased on its own constitution or articles of incorporation.
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In addition, the timing of a state's gubernatorial election relative to the presidentialelectioncycleproves important.
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Business cycle convergence should, in short, implyelectioncycleconvergence.
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The impact of theelectioncycleis also considerable, as evidenced by the various cycle terms.
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Instead, each run is analogous to a campaign andelectioncycle, with each iteration being the equivalent of a point in the campaign.
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In turn, the concept of system support is multi-dimensional and subject to different influences (possibly at different times during theelectioncycleas well).
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Voters during thiselectioncycle, however, should have formed a broad and general outlook about the political realm.
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The year in which a gubernatorial election occurs relative to the presidentialelectioncycleis also likely to affect candidates' vote shares.
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Because early elections cannot be predicted, governments cannot time their economic policies to exploit theelectioncycle.
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The countyelectioncycleis 1997 plus four years.
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The timing of the problem is unfortunate because it has occurred at a specific point in anelectioncycle.
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After all, if itselectioncycledoes not coincide with the other place, it could frequently claim a better, and more recent, mandate from the electorate.
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The group claimed to have distributed some 30 million report cards during the 1986electioncycle.
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The 2004electioncyclesaw two key breakthroughs of his that fundamentally changed how elections, conventions, and even daily news can be produced.
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Every chief executive or assembly has an independent four-yearelectioncyclethat may change after resignations, deaths, recalls etc.
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Prior to the 2000 election the media typically alternated which color represented which party each presidentialelectioncycle.
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She would remain in power until the nextelectioncyclewhich she won handily.
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The other nine states require that special elections be held outside of the normal two-yearelectioncyclein some or all circumstances.
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He also was criticized for colluding with progressive political action committees in the 2010electioncycle.
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A dialogue is underway for the nation to change to a four-yearelectioncycle.
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The situation was even more chaotic during the nextelectioncyclein 1935.
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