obsolescence

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In a two party system, with the electorate currently preferring one ideology, the surest path to obsolescence is to emulate the party in power.

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  1. The state or process of becoming obsolete.
  2. In entomology, an obsolete part of a mark, stria, etc.: as, a band with a central obsolescence.

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  • And when higher-yielding money-market accounts threatened the S&Ls with obsolescence, the government stepped in to guarantee larger S&L deposits alongside reduced regulations that essentially privatized gains in concert with the socialization of losses. —  Forbes.com: News
  • In a two party system, with the electorate currently preferring one ideology, the surest path to obsolescence is to emulate the party in power. —  Latest Articles
  • But the obsolescence is more than technical (nobody wept for the makers of buggy whips) - it involves a basic change in how we all get our sense of the world around us and, in many ways, not for the better. —  The Moderate Voice
  • He said that the obsolescence is attributable both to end of quarter product into some spring product. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • Our Constitution is in grave danger of fading into obsolescence, and here is why!
 

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