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political(dictionary)
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political asylum(dictionary)
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political economy(dictionary)
political geography(dictionary)
political machine(dictionary)
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political convention (sh) and set-aside (oh)


political convention (sh)




or party conference

In Politics, a meeting of members of a political party at the local, state, or national level to select party leaders and candidates for office and to determine party policy.

During presidential election years in the U.S., the main parties hold conventions that serve to showcase their presidential and vice presidential candidates and to boost the morale of party members for the campaigns that follow. Conventions were instituted in the U.S. in the 1830s to replace the often exclusive and secretive caucus system; it was hoped that the conventions' openness would make them less vulnerable to control by party bosses. Most candidates for political office at all levels in the U.S. are now nominated through primary elections, and the conventions merely ratify the candidates already selected by the voters. Political parties in Other countries (e.g., Great Britain) often hold annual party conferences.


set-aside (oh)



n [U and C]
BrE an arrangement in the European Union in which a government pays farmers to leave some of their fields empty, in order to avoid producing too much of a crop and to keep the price higher
an arrangement in the US in which a local government helps small businesses to develop by making financial help available to them
::In 1976, Connecticut established one of the nation's first set-aside programs.
an amount of money that is kept so that it can be used for a special purpose
-synonym reserve reserve