electoral support
collocation in Englishmeaningsofelectoralandsupport
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electoral
adjective[before noun]
uk/iˈlek.tər.əl/us/iˈlek.tɚ.əl/
relating to ...
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support
noun
uk/səˈpɔːt/us/səˈpɔːrt/
agreement with and encouragement for an idea, group, ...
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(Definition ofelectoralandsupportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This was part of the transformation of the political agenda associated with the extensions of the franchise and the need to winelectoralsupport.
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This motivates politicians to mobilise particular segments of society forelectoralsupportand move towards the formation of narrow coalitions.
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Individuals and firms may give to improve their reputation; politicians adopt altruistic postures to increaseelectoralsupportand prestige.
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This political failure weakened the party'selectoralsupport.
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The data indicate the problematic nature of the claim that the three ideological blocs have consistently won anywhere close to equalelectoralsupport.
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They are keen to develop narrow bases ofelectoralsupportand to represent the interests of localised constituencies.
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The effect of democratic maturation, the variable capturing the original theoretical construct of the probability ofelectoralsupportremains robust.
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The result was that the prime minister could boast of overwhelming masselectoralsupportbut had great difficult cobbling together a working parliamentary coalition.
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Thirdly, the existing studies have not been able to provide a consistent explanation for theelectoralsupportfor new parties.
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In the face of drastically changing circumstances, governments needelectoralsupportto carry out policy reforms.
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Moreover, these authors emphasise that the level ofelectoralsupportfor the three ideological tendencies varies within predictable parameters.
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These lobbying advantages of small regions may slightly offset central attempts to buyelectoralsupport efficiently, but the political factors clearly dominate.
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The associations can become fields for competing political trends and indirectelectoralsupport.
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These ethnic loyalties and differences were used by both major parties to rallyelectoralsupport.
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The bills covered too wide a range of different types of hunting to maximise public andelectoralsupport.
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Excesses of eating and drinking were expected and enjoyed, whilst conventional social hierarchies were temporarily suspended in attempts to courtelectoralsupport.
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Intense intra- and inter-party competition has opened up new opportunities for corruption, as candidates and political parties with limited financial resources seekelectoralsupport.
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The right-wing bloc has moreelectoralsupportthan the left.
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But television was again important as a predictor ofelectoralsupport.
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