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fringe candidate

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meanings of fringeand candidate


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fringe
noun[C]
uk /frɪndʒ/ us /frɪndʒ/
the outer part of ...
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candidate
noun[C]
uk /ˈkæn.dɪ.dət/ us /ˈkæn.dɪ.dət/
a person who is competing to get a job or ...
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Examples of fringe candidate


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A vote for the most fringecandidate—the most way-out or wacky candidate—will count more often than those votes for the first or second preferences.
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She was considered a fringecandidate, and was defeated each time.
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She was again considered a fringecandidate, and finished well behind the frontrunners.
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However, he was seen by much of the press as a fringecandidate.
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However, in the event that the fringecandidate is not eliminated immediately, there is an increased chance for the mainstream candidate to lose, especially when multiple fringe candidates are running.
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We are told that eccentric or fringe candidates and parties should be discouraged.
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Many, if not most, of the fringe candidates cannot afford to do so.
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In the past hundred years, fringe candidates have often pioneered an idea which later found acceptance.
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So far, so-called fringe candidates have not profited at public expense by using the free post.
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I fought a by-election in the early stages of what might be termed the blooming of a thousand flowers of fringe candidates.
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When fringe candidates of that sort stand for election, candidates concentrating solely on one issue, they tend to collect only a few hundred votes.
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Moreover, later preferences given to fringe candidates could influence who is elected on the later counts.
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The problem with fringe candidates has arisen largely from by-elections, especially those which have been the subject of considerable media coverage.
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In any case, the fringe candidates are not the candidates who make massive use of the free post.
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A deposit of £5,000 would certainly make fringe candidates think twice.
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One is that the postal facilities cost money, but the record shows that fringe candidates have not used that facility.
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That would probably have eliminated the three fringe candidates in my election, who achieved 176 votes between them.
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Yet these are not fringe candidates.
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I do not accept the argument that the proliferation of fringe candidates at by-elections or even at general elections is a serious problem with which our democracy cannot contend.
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One of the fringe candidates in my election used his right of veto to ban all the other candidates from being interviewed on television or radio.
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We need a deterrent to ward off the proliferation of fringe candidates who are now undermining the effectiveness with which the campaigns of candidates with significant support can be conducted.
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