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37% | 15 | When a candidate gains support or votes solely because voters prefer the candidate at the top of the ticket | ||||||
noun • (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party | ||||||||
31% | 13 | A political candidate who runs for office to benefit another candidate or party | ||||||
noun • a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate • something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason • screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game • a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game | ||||||||
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