Specialist dictionary

Parties and campaigns

Political parties, campaigns, manifestos, polling and electoral competition.

Core vocabulary

44 featured terms

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Campaignnoun

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of wo…

Campaignernoun

a politician who is running for public office

Candidatenoun

a politician who is running for public office

Causenoun

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of wo…

Coalitionnoun

the state of being combined into one body

Crusadenoun

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of wo…

Drivenoun

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of wo…

Effortnoun

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of wo…

Fusionnoun

the state of being combined into one body

Manifestonoun

a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)

Movementnoun

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of wo…

Nomineenoun

a politician who is running for public office

Oppositionnoun

the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal opposition"

Partynoun

an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"

Politicaladjective

involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; "calling a meeting is a political act in itself" - Daniel Goleman; "political…

Pollverb

vote in an election at a polling station

Pronunciamentonoun

a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)

Alliancenoun

the state of being allied or confederated

Bashnoun

an uproarious party

Brawlnoun

an uproarious party

Candidacynoun

the campaign of a candidate to be elected

Candidaturenoun

the campaign of a candidate to be elected

Confederationnoun

the state of being allied or confederated

Consumerismnoun

a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers

Dancenoun

a party for social dancing

Electioneeringnoun

the campaign of a candidate to be elected

Feastnoun

an elaborate party (often outdoors)

Feminismnoun

the movement aimed at equal rights for women

Fetenoun

an elaborate party (often outdoors)

Jollynoun

a happy party

Masknoun

a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

Masquenoun

a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

Masqueradenoun

a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

Mixernoun

a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity

Receptionnoun

a formal party of people; as after a wedding

Reformnoun

a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"

Shindynoun

a large and noisy party of people

Showernoun

a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she w…

Sociablenoun

a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity

Socialnoun

a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity

Spoilernoun

a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning

Stalking-horsenoun

a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate

Warnoun

a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"

Governmentaladjective

relating to or dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state; "governmental policy"; "public confidence and gover…