electoral competition
collocation in Englishmeaningsofelectoralandcompetition
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electoral
adjective[before noun]
uk/iˈlek.tər.əl/us/iˈlek.tɚ.əl/
relating to ...
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competition
noun
uk/ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/us/ˌkɑːm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than ...
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(Definition ofelectoralandcompetitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofelectoral competition
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In both countries, intensifiedelectoralcompetitionrendered the surrender of financial interventionism politically undesirable.
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Electoralcompetitionin the face of rational ignorance will not necessarily drive candidate or party surpluses to zero.
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The distinction is not innocuous because the effects of majority run-off systems onelectoralcompetition are quite different from those of plurality rule.
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But he demonstrates that a significant amount ofelectoralcompetitionin fact occurred during this period while freedom of the press was maintained.
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Electoralcompetition, economic capacity, need and client characteristics should also influence the bureaucracy's ability to perform.
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This weakness depended in part on structural attributes, especially levels ofelectoralcompetition.
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It is also doubtful whether the post-1989 party system has been primarily characterised by tripartiteelectoralcompetitionand legislative dynamics.
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Along withelectoralcompetition, the financial needs of each state should affect its enforcement level.
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Initially, studies of third-wave democratization treated the institutionalization ofelectoralcompetitionas sufficient to consolidate democracy.
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Although their primary goal is not to inform voters, the constraints ofelectoralcompetitionforces them to behave in ways that are, in themselves, informative.
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The intenseelectoralcompetitionthat ensued challenges assumptions about suburbia being politically quiescent and dull.
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However, the system is not the sole variable in-uencingelectoralcompetitionand results.
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In this article, anelectoralcompetitionmodel that brings the spatial theory of voting and empirical studies together is offered.
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The article starts with a review of the literature onelectoralcompetitionwith a comparison of empirical studies and spatial models.
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Parties will typically fundelectoralcompetitiondirected against other parties, not the candidacies of various co-partisans against each other.
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The ever-rising levels ofelectoralcompetitionforced him to concede statutory limits to his historical right single-handedly to choose his successor.
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Electoralcompetitionmade both the quality and form of candidate selection far more important than under non-competitive conditions.
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The degree ofelectoralcompetitionduring the authoritarian period varied significantly.
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Theelectoralcompetitionwas not only fierce but subject to wild swings.
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Instability may also arise in theelectoralcompetitionin political systems that have a relatively long history of elections.
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