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Political party
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A group identified by name and ideology that fields candidates at elections in order to win public office and control government.
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Political cleavage
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The practice by which voters are divided into like-minded voting groups based on national ethnic, religious, linguistic, or social differences.
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Catch-all party
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A political party that works to attract voters with a wide variety of political views and ideologies.
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Party system
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The overall configuration of political parties, based on their number, variety, relative importance, interactions, and the laws that regulate them.
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Niche party
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A political party that appeals to a narrow section of the electorate, usually highlighting non-economic issues.
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Iron law of oligarchy
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States that the organization of political parties – even those formally committed to democracy – becomes dominated by a ruling elite.
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Safe district
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An electoral district in which a political party has such strong support that its candidate/s are all but assured of victory.
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Selectorate
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The members who nominate a party’s candidates for an election.
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Primary election
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A contest in which a party’s supporters select its candidate for a subsequent election. A closed primary is limited to a party’s registered supporters.
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Closed primary
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A contest in which a party’s supporters select its candidate for a subsequent election. A closed primary is limited to a party’s registered supporters.
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Cartel party
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A leading party that exploits its dominance of the political market to establish rules of the game, such as public funding, which reinforces its own strong position.
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