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单词 retail politics
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Definition of retail politics in English:

retail politics

plural noun
US
  • treated as singular or plural A style of political campaigning in which the candidate attends local events in order to target voters on a small-scale or individual basis.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We are the state of retail politics, of face to face discussions, of believing we personally can see and touch all our elected officials.
    • The state's brand of retail politics brings its most powerful leaders into frequent contact with voters.
    • The candidate and his manager were also careful not to underestimate the importance of old-fashioned retail politics.
    • The retail politics required to do well in Iowa requires a ton of planning, and he's just too late to get in the game.
    • For states so vast and populations so large, the old-fashioned art of retail politics, meeting voters individually, has diminished in importance.

Origin

Early 20th century: first referring to the practice of paying for votes.

Definition of retail politics in US English:

retail politics

plural noun
US
  • treated as singular or plural (in the US) a style of political campaigning in which the candidate attends local events in order to target voters on a small-scale or individual basis.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For states so vast and populations so large, the old-fashioned art of retail politics, meeting voters individually, has diminished in importance.
    • We are the state of retail politics, of face to face discussions, of believing we personally can see and touch all our elected officials.
    • The state's brand of retail politics brings its most powerful leaders into frequent contact with voters.
    • The candidate and his manager were also careful not to underestimate the importance of old-fashioned retail politics.
    • The retail politics required to do well in Iowa requires a ton of planning, and he's just too late to get in the game.

Origin

Early 20th century: first referring to the practice of paying for votes.

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