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deliverism

deliverism noun: the theory that voters tend to support candidates or parties not just on their promises but on their track record of fulfilling those promises.

Noun

deliverism (uncountable)

  1. The theory that voters tend to support candidates or parties not just on their promises but on their track record of fulfilling those promises.

Origin of deliverism

Coined by Matthew Stoller

Questions about deliverism

What does deliverism mean?
Deliverism means the theory that voters tend to support candidates or parties not just on their promises but on their track record of fulfilling those promises.
What part of speech is deliverism?
Deliverism is a noun.

Words near deliverism in the dictionary

  1. delivering the goods
  2. delivering the message to Garcia
  3. delivering up
  4. delivering up to
  5. deliverings
  6. deliverism
  7. deliverly
  8. deliverness
  9. deliverology
  10. deliveror
  11. deliverors

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