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Meaning of catch-allism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A position that lacks strong commitments or ideology.

uncountable

Examples

“This tendency may enhance an electoral strategy of parties which is often called catch-allism: parties seek to accomplish a wide electoral appeal aimed at vote maximization.”
“Not all of these are wholly independent of the parties, of course, in that at least some of the ostensibly external shocks that have impacted on parties in recent years have their origin in the initial shift towards catch-allism.”
“I have argued above that with catch-allism and the restriction of policy scopes many of these aspects have become more vulnerable in most European parties.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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