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Nomination contest — A nomination contest, in Canadian politics, is the process by which a political party chooses their candidate for the next general election. Each nomination contest is held by the party s local riding association. On occasion, a political party s … Wikipedia
contest — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close, equal (BrE), even, tight ▪ closely fought (esp. BrE), hard fought ▪ one sided, u … Collocations dictionary
contest — con|test1 [ˈkɔntest US ˈka:n ] n 1.) a competition or a situation in which two or more people or groups are competing with each other contest for ▪ the bitter contest for the Republican presidential nomination ▪ Stone decided to hold a contest to … Dictionary of contemporary English
contest — ♦♦♦ contests, contesting, contested (The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱ntest[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]kənte̱st[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win. → See also beauty contest Few contests in the… … English dictionary
New Democratic Party candidates, 2011 Canadian federal election — This is a list of nominated candidates for the New Democratic Party in the 2011 federal election. The party s list of candidates in 2011 included the largest number of women ever nominated by a major party in an election campaign, with 123 female … Wikipedia
1880 Republican National Convention — The 1880 Republican National Convention convened from June 2 to June 8, 1880 at the Interstate Exposition Building in Chicago, Illinois, United States,cite book | last=Smith | first=Henry H. | title=All the Republican National Conventions from… … Wikipedia
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Bob Barr — Infobox Congressman name = Bob Barr date of birth = Birth date and age|1948|11|5|mf=y place of birth = Iowa City, Iowa death date = death place = state = Georgia district = 7th term = January 3, 1995–January 3, 2003 preceded = Buddy Darden… … Wikipedia
By-elections to the 39th Canadian Parliament — were held to fill vacancies in the Canadian House of Commons between the 2006 federal election and the 2008 federal election. Twelve vacancies occurred during the life of the 39th Canadian Parliament in which the Conservative Party of Canada… … Wikipedia
