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  • 21Constructive vote of no confidence — The constructive vote of no confidence (in German: konstruktives Misstrauensvotum) is a variation on the motion of no confidence which allows a parliament to withdraw confidence from a head of government only if there is a positive majority for a …

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  • 22Redeem the Vote — is a Christian right organization founded by Randy Brinson during the 2004 presidential campaign to register young evangelical Christians to vote, in the model of MTV s youth vote Rock the Vote campaign. The organization has since moved to issue… …

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  • 23Street money — is an American political tactic in which local party officials are given legal cash handouts by an electoral candidate s campaign in exchange for the official s support in turning out voters on election day.cite… …

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  • 24Pink money — describes the purchasing power of the gay community, often especially with respect to political donations. With the rise of the gay rights movement, pink money has gone from being a fringe or marginalized market to a thriving industry in many… …

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  • 25de|vote — «dih VOHT», verb, vot|ed, vot|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to give up (oneself, or one s money, time, or efforts) to some person, purpose, or service: »The mother devoted herself to her children. He devoted his efforts to the improvement of the parks …

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  • 26token vote — noun A parliamentary vote of money in which the amount stipulated forms a basis for discussion and is not meant to be binding • • • Main Entry: ↑token …

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  • 27Passage money — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… …

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  • 28The Best Democracy Money Can Buy — (first published in 2002 by Pluto Press, London; ISBN 0 452 28391 4, Penguin Plume USA) is a 2002 book written by investigative journalist Greg Palast. It is about corporate corruption, finance, globalization, political corruption, and the United …

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  • 29Table money — Table Ta ble, n. [F., fr. L. tabula a board, tablet, a painting. Cf. {Tabular}, {Taffrail}, {Tavern}.] 1. A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab. [1913 Webster] A bagnio paved with fair… …

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  • 30street money —    American    electoral bribes    From the wide dissemination:     He claimed Mrs Whitman s campaign paid what is known as street money to black clergy and elected officials to dissuade them from getting out the black vote. {Daily Telegraph, 23… …

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