marginal constituency in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for marginal constituency in the English»French Dictionary

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constituency [Brit kənˈstɪtjʊənsi, Am kənˈstɪtʃuənsi] N

I.marginal [Brit ˈmɑːdʒɪn(ə)l, Am ˈmɑrdʒənl] N Brit POL

II.marginal [Brit ˈmɑːdʒɪn(ə)l, Am ˈmɑrdʒənl] ADJ

marginal constituency in the PONS Dictionary

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He had to fight hard in a marginal constituency, and in the 1955 general election had a majority of only 59 votes.
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It was a marginal constituency for most of its existence.
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Moss lost the highly marginal constituency after a single term and was forced to return to his previous career.
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She says that on the doorstep, in her marginal constituency, everyone asks her what she can do about immigrants.
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White managed to hang on to her marginal constituency for 20 years, at one election by just 72 votes.
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While many of these incentives made little sense, the photo opportunity for a politician to open a factory in a marginal constituency proved a powerful driver.
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The town was a highly marginal constituency in this period, so the party clearly wanted to keep tabs on the political temperature between parliamentary elections.
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This, too, was a marginal constituency, and except in 1923 was always won at general elections by the party which was successful nationally.
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He was re-elected in this 3-way marginal constituency at three further general elections, before his death in 1966 at the age of 72.
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