electoral reform
collocation in Englishmeaningsofelectoralandreform
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electoral
adjective[before noun]
uk/iˈlek.tər.əl/us/iˈlek.tɚ.əl/
relating to ...
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reform
noun[C or U]
uk/rɪˈfɔːm/us/rɪˈfɔːrm/
an improvement, especially in a person's behaviour or in the structure ...
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(Definition ofelectoralandreformfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Institutional andelectoralreformthus became a tactical necessity.
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Furthermore,electoralreformcannot undo existing forms of political association.
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They talk not of policies, but whinge about the same old subject ofelectoralreform—electoralreform, wholeelectoralreform, and nothing butelectoralreform.
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In particular, didelectoralreformaffect the allocation of endorsements, posts and presidential votes?
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On the other o hand, since theelectoralreformin 1996, factions have changed drastically.
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This indicates that theelectoralreformhas a stronger causal impact than the demographic change.
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Why are mixed-member systems the predominant choice for new and established democracies consideringelectoralreform?
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Thiselectoralreformhas drastically changed incentives and campaign strategies of legislators.
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The clause was removed from the federal electoral code with theelectoralreformof 1996.
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In some cases there were trivial differences between winners' and losers' attitudes aboutelectoralreformproposals.
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I turn toelectoralreform.
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Yes, we needelectoralreform.
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The first iselectoralreform.
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Winners are thus risk aversive when evaluatingelectoralreformproposals, while losers may even be risk seeking.
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Thus, our second question is: didelectoralreformaffect the ability of factional bosses to influence the nomination process?
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As noted above, respondents were randomly assigned a version of each of the four questions aboutelectoralreform.
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Evidently, many politicians, who support the export promotion policy today, advocated protectionist policies before theelectoralreform.
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But members who were cautious about the proposedelectoralreformformed two policy study groups to voice their complaints.
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The following sections provide evidence pertinent to assessing whetherelectoralreformhas changed the factions' ability to control key resources.
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Theelectoralreform, therefore, must have diminished factional involvement in endorsement choices, and in campaigns in general.
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Where do we begin onelectoralreform?
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The first iselectoralreformitself.
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I couple this withelectoralreform.
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There are two cases forelectoralreform.
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There are various reasons forelectoralreform.
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