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coattail effect

coattail effect noun: the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election.

Noun

coattail effect (plural coattail effects)

  1. The tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election.

Forms of coattail effect

pluralcoattail effects

Origin of coattail effect

See ride the coattails.

Questions about coattail effect

What does coattail effect mean?
Coattail effect means the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election.
What part of speech is coattail effect?
Coattail effect is a noun.
What is the plural of coattail effect?
The plural of coattail effect is coattail effects.

Words near coattail effect in the dictionary

  1. Coatses
  2. coatsful
  3. coatstand
  4. coatstands
  5. coattail
  6. coattail effect
  7. coattail effects
  8. coattailed
  9. coattailing
  10. coattails
  11. coattend

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