electoral fortune
collocation in Englishmeaningsofelectoralandfortune
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electoral
adjective[before noun]
uk/iˈlek.tər.əl/us/iˈlek.tɚ.əl/
relating to ...
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fortune
noun
uk/ˈfɔː.tʃuːn/us/ˈfɔːr.tʃuːn/
a large amount of money, goods, ...
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(Definition ofelectoralandfortunefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofelectoral fortune
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As a result of goodelectoralfortune, they left office in that year.
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Therefore, there is much support for proportional representation from those who wish to prevent an extremist faction blessed with unexpectedelectoralfortunefrom running away with the spoons.
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Similarly, turnout at legislative elections is an important consideration in explaining and predicting the electoral fortunes of parties or candidates.
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Such perceptions hurt the president's authority and also his electoral fortunes.
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Their electoral fortunes are shaped mostly by the nature of the candidates who challenge them.
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In the summer of 1914, left-liberals could look back on a period of regeneration and forward to continuous progress both in constitutional reform and in their own electoral fortunes.
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Redistricting has a substantial influence on parties' electoral fortunes, so the process receives extremely close attention from those potentially affected by changes to the pattern of constituency boundaries.
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Budge attributes this ideological stability in part to the uncertain political environment that elites confront, one in which they cannot accurately forecast how their ideologies will affect their electoral fortunes.
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That kind of tendency on the part of the official party lists would be the cause of serious damage to a party's electoral fortunes.
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I hasten to say that that claim might be disputed by others, depending on their electoral fortunes at any given time.
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However, such emphasis on short-term electoral fortunes contributes to cynicism among the electorate and creates instability within the economy.
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The amendment makes clear that election material is that which can "reasonably be regarded" as promoting or, indeed, prejudicing the electoral fortunes of a particular party or candidate.
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The party has about 35,000 individual members, although this figure tends to fluctuate along with the party's electoral fortunes.
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