electoral arena
collocation in Englishmeaningsofelectoralandarena
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electoral
adjective[before noun]
uk/iˈlek.tər.əl/us/iˈlek.tɚ.əl/
relating to ...
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arena
noun[C]
uk/əˈriː.nə/us/əˈriː.nə/
a large, flat area surrounded by seats used for sports ...
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(Definition ofelectoralandarenafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Unlike theelectoralarena, environmentalists did not need a majority of consumers to be on their side in order to be effective.
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The institutions and procedures that characterise a fully-fledged democracy have not accompanied gains in theelectoralarena.
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We can extend this observation beyond theelectoralarena.
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Furthermore, there are relatively few who perceive themselves as chronic losers in theelectoralarena.
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According to this logic, governments should be more likely to invest in the long run when they face weak competition in theelectoralarena.
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As a result, losing in one part of theelectoralarenamight be compensated by the benefits gained from other social and political activities.
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Indeed, the question of the proper role of ethnicity in the allocation of public benefits has penetrated theelectoralarenain several states.
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Throughout this period of history, the most apparent tendency in theelectoralarenahas been two-party competitiveness.
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He himself, however, never descended into theelectoralarena. 19.
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The combination of endorsements and membership numbers allows us a unique look at the impact of a membership organization in theelectoralarena.
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How then, might we identify winners and losers in theelectoralarena?
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Here, we assume that perceptions of losing in theelectoralarenaover a time period may have consequences on attitudes about electoral rules.
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The urbanisation demands raised by the letter-writers can be thought of as a form of political participation outside the more familiarelectoralarena.
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In contrast to the last three variables the next one addresses possible effects of theelectoralarena.
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That is, the decision to enter theelectoralarenahinges on the calculations of elites, while the decision to support the new entrant rests with voters.
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Are losers in theelectoralarenasomehow less sensitive to risks associated with altering institutions?
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It was found that people who saw themselves as winners and losers in theelectoralarenareasoned differently when proposals for change were framed in terms of loss.
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All this happened as if the ruling party considered theelectoralarenato be limited to towns and cities, because the countryside was assumed to be solidly on its side.
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Private sector anti-statist activity along these lines was nothing new, but it had infiltrated into theelectoralarenain ways that had not been evident five years earlier.
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In this model, parties are already very strong in theelectoralarena; so much so that they do not need to wrest control from the chamber in its decision-making process.
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