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general-election

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  • noun Attributive form of general election

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Examples

  • Based on recent contests, Stewart would have to raise at least $10 million to beat Allen in a primary and then run a credible general-election campaign.

    Prince William Chairman to announce bid for reelection 2011

  • Analysts say Turkey may coordinate its expected operation with Iran, which is already engaged in a major operation against an offshoot of the PKK.After last month's general-election victory, the prime minister had promised a new constitution that would address many of the Kurdish minority's demands.

    Hope For Peace Fades in Turkey Over PKK Attack 2011

  • In 2008, Mr. Obama's first general-election TV spot was an upbeat biographical ad.

    State of the Union Speech To Feature Sharper Tone Laura Meckler 2012

  • Based on recent contests, Stewart would have to raise at least $10 million to beat Allen in a primary and then run a credible general-election campaign.

    Prince William Chairman to announce bid for reelection 2011

  • Meanwhile the tea party movement is functioning as a quasi-third party already, having already demonstrated an unprecedented level of activism, enthusiasm and influence over the primary and general-election outcomes during the 2010 midterms—and, most recently, driving the debate over the debt ceiling.

    Expect a Third-Party Candidate in 2012 Patrick H. Caddell 2011

  • As it happens, that is the same question that dogged Ronald Reagan in 1980, right up until he won a smashing general-election victory over President Jimmy Carter.

    Doubts About Perry Echo Those Faced by Reagan Gerald F. Seib 2011

  • President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has begun discussing whether to attack Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum and try to define him for a general-election audience, potentially breaking from its focus on Mitt Romney.

    Obama Campaign Weighs Santorum Peter Nicholas 2012

  • Democratic House candidates outspent their Republican general-election opponents by nearly $68 million.

    The Incumbent's Bane: Citizens United and the 2010 Election Bradley Smith 2011

  • The object was to cast Mr. Romney as a better steward of the economy than Mr. Obama, a theme that would be the centerpiece of a general-election campaign.

    Romney Tries to Cut Out the Middlemen 2011

  • National party leaders generally worry that big primary fights can sap resources better saved for general-election fights against Democrats.

    GOP Senators in Better Position for Re-Election Danny Yadron 2011

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