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| Definition: | [n] (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same party; "he was elected senator on the president's coattails" | ||
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| Synonyms: | coattails | ||
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| See Also: | consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot | ||
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