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electionlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From election + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of an election.
   • The delay gave the White House time to conduct an electionlike media campaign. 1999 January 27, David Brooks, “When the Tide Turned in the Clinton Case”, in The New York Times:
   • Which nonprofits receive money and how much they get are determined in an electionlike process. 2003 January 31, Tony Cooper, “Profit & principles / Ygnacio Valley grad Mike Hannigan's firm gives 92 percent of its after-tax profits to charity”, in SFGATE:
   • He said the anti-Upton ads and the ACC’s response has created an electionlike atmosphere at a time when voters aren’t thinking about the next election. 2011 July 4, Darren Samuelsohn, “Upton braces for earful back home”, in Politico:

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