one-party state
collocation in Englishmeaningsofone-partyandstate
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one-party
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌwʌnˈpɑː.ti/us/ˌwʌnˈpɑːr.t̬i/
involving only one ...
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state
noun
uk/steɪt/us/steɪt/
a condition or way of being that exists at a ...
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(Definition ofone-partyandstatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The fall of theone-partystateand the holding of multi-party elections are then regarded as the ultimate victory and empowerment of the people.
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First, the ruling regime refused to recognize autonomous trade unions, trying to maintain the model of state-controlled unionism that had prevailed during theone-partystate.
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The authoritarian era came to a close in 1993, after the regime lost a referendum on the future of theone-partystate.
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For example, it explains how during the long period of ' scientific socialism ' (1963-91) the elected positions were provided for by theone-partystatesystem.
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These files contain meticulous reports of trade union meetings and activities, especially after theone-partystatewas set up in 1966.
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In the days of theone-partystate, top civil service positions were politicised in many countries.
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The authors tend to portray themselves as a suppressed lot during the era of theone-partystate, and one even reads about the struggle for multipartyism.
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The political counterpart to the pursuit of state-led industrialisation was the rallying cry of ' national unity ', which was eventually coupled with the drive for aone-partystate.
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Hence, although the democratic revolution of 1990 was a fundamental change, it did not result from either internal or external pressure against a reluctantone-partystate.
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It is poppycock to talk of aone-partystatebeing created by the provisions.
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It has become fashionable in some quarters to say that aone-partystatemay be better after all.
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We may only possess the power to prevent any government from turning our parliamentary democracy into aone-partystate.
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It is very different when one has aone-partystate.
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The opposition subsequently boycotted parliamentary elections, leading to a virtualone-partystate.
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It has also been almost aone-partystateover the past four years.
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Aone-partystatewas established, and from one form of corruption—the corruption of the electoral machinery—others followed.
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If it were not, we should have aone-partystate.
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No party will be allowed again to attempt to force aone-partystateon those who have a preference for other, legitimate political parties.
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That culture has to be changed and theone-partystatementality has to go.
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That is not so much aone-partystate, more a family business.
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