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Coattails Effect

nounid 37323·updated May 18, 2026
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in politics the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party

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Coattails Effects
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Coattails Effect's
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Coattails Effects'

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Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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in politics the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
in politics the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party
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