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  • 11Election law — is a discipline falling at the juncture of constitutional law and political science. It researches the politics of law and the law of politics . Especially after the famous 2000 Bush Gore elections, its importance has grown and now election law… …

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  • 12Election presidentielle israelienne de 2007 — Élection présidentielle israélienne de 2007 L élection présidentielle israélienne du 13 juin 2007 a vu l élection de Shimon Peres (Kadima), par la 17e Knesset. Sommaire 1 Enjeux et contexte 2 Procédures électorales …

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  • 13Election Night Special — is a Monty Python sketch parodying the coverage of United Kingdom general elections, specifically the 1970 general election on the BBC by including hectic (and downright silly) actions by the media and a range of ridiculous candidates. Throughout …

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  • 14election — /i lek sheuhn/, n. 1. the selection of a person or persons for office by vote. 2. a public vote upon a proposition submitted. 3. the act of electing. 4. Theol. the choice by God of individuals, as for a particular work or for favor or salvation.… …

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  • 15hold — hold1 [ hould ] (past tense and past participle held [ held ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 carry ▸ 2 stop someone/something from moving ▸ 3 put arms around someone ▸ 4 (be able to) contain ▸ 5 have ▸ 6 continue in same state ▸ 7 keep/stop something ▸ 8 not… …

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  • 16hold — I UK [həʊld] / US [hoʊld] verb Word forms hold : present tense I/you/we/they hold he/she/it holds present participle holding past tense held UK [held] / US past participle held *** 1) [transitive] to carry something using your hands or arms Can… …

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  • 17hold — hold1 W1S1 [həuld US hould] v past tense and past participle held [held] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in your hand/arms)¦ 2¦(event)¦ 3¦(keep something in position)¦ 4¦(job/title)¦ 5¦(keep/store)¦ 6¦(keep something available for somebody)¦ 7¦(keep somebody… …

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  • 18hold — 1 verb past tense and past participle held IN YOUR HANDS/ARMS 1 a) (T) to have something firmly in your hand or arms: He was holding a knife in one hand. | Can you hold the groceries for me while I open the door? | I held the baby in my arms. |… …

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  • 19Election — This article is about the political process. For other uses, see Election (disambiguation). Free election redirects here. For the free elections of Polish kings, see Royal elections in Poland. A ballot box An election is a formal decision making… …

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  • 20election — e|lec|tion [ ı lekʃən ] noun *** count an occasion when people vote for someone to represent them, especially in government: Only about 20% of the people voted in the local elections. hold elections: The new regime is promising to hold free… …

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