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  • noun informal Enthusiasm for British Liberal Democrat politician Nick Clegg.

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Clegg +‎ -mania

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Examples

  • Women might well feel they have common cause with Britain's third largest party the centrist Liberal Democrats, led by Nick Clegg, who did well in opinion polls ahead of polling day, but whose performance in the final vote (the party won fewer seats than in the last general election five years ago) did not echo their levels of popularity, known as Cleggmania, during the campaign.

    NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories 2010

  • An election that was initially greeted with general disinterest has since been transformed into one that has gripped the nation, due in no small part to the jolt of energy provided by the unexpected, and game changing, emergence of Nick Clegg and the 'Cleggmania' he inspired.

    UK Election: Candidates Make Final Push For Votes 2010

  • But that was before "Cleggmania" swept the country.

    'Cleggmania' Sweeps Britain, Liberal Democrats Surge In Polls 2010

  • Last week, we laughed and laughed at Mark Penn's latest idiotic editorial, in which he imagined how "Cleggmania" would soon be sweeping across America, assuming the American political system could change into an entirely different thing by the time his column went to press.

    Hillary Clinton Should Stop Paying Money To Mark Penn 2010

  • Reuters There is said by various parts of the media to be 'Cleggmania' in the country.

    Amid Volcanic Ash, Rises Nick Clegg Iain Martin 2010

  • And maybe nobody should point out that the "modern communication" innovation that has thus far stoked "Cleggmania" was the decision to televise a political debate.

    UK Elections Inspire Witless Microtrends From Mark Penn 2010

  • Some people think "Cleggmania" is a passing fad, including Jonathan Roper, 22, a shop assistant from Birmingham, who recently plunked down five pounds at a betting shop near Westminster.

    In wager-happy Britain, 2010 becoming the year of the political bet 2010

  • The culprit is Burson-Marsteller chief executive and oft-mocked Clintonista Mark Penn, who today writes that "Cleggmania" will soon be coming to these shores, with the same indefatigable certainty as other U.K. exports, like "Torchwood" and "knifecrime."

    UK Elections Inspire Witless Microtrends From Mark Penn 2010

  • But that was before "Cleggmania" swept the country.

    'Cleggmania' Sweeps Britain, Liberal Democrats Surge In Polls 2010

  • There is said by various parts of the media to be "Cleggmania" in the country, particularly among young voters, although as yet the scenes don't really compare with the footage of The Beatles being chased around by their fans.

    Amid Volcanic Ash, Rises Nick Clegg Iain Martin 2010

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