"electoralism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: electoral + -ism. First used in the transitional sense by Terry Karl, professor of political science at Stanford University. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|electoral|ism}} electoral + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} electoralism (uncountable)
  1. (politics) A state of partial transition from authoritarian rule toward democratic rule, in which the regime conducts the electoral aspects of democratic governance in a relatively free and fair manner. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-electoralism-en-noun-lvYzwyNz Topics: government, politics
  2. (politics) The strategy of electing politicians into a representative government in order to create political change. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-electoralism-en-noun-ZQMrkC8r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 24 76 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: electoralist

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