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MARATHON ELECTORAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electoral Systems and Political Parties
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- electoral marathon
1, record 1, English, electoral%20marathon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This latter explanation is reinforced by the Time article as it describes the Democratic candidate in the primaries as moving at a ferocious pace, running an electoral marathon at sprinter's speed. 1, record 1, English, - electoral%20marathon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marathon électoral
1, record 1, French, marathon%20%C3%A9lectoral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- marathon de campagne 1, record 1, French, marathon%20de%20campagne
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le candidat démocrate] conclut dans l'Ohio une étape de son marathon électoral. 1, record 1, French, - marathon%20%C3%A9lectoral
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-06-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Special-Language Phraseology
- Electoral Systems and Political Parties
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- whistle-stop campaign
1, record 2, English, whistle%2Dstop%20campaign
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Whistle Stop Campaign: Trains sounded a whistle when stopping in a town; thus the term “Whistle Stop” is used in reference to Truman’s 1948 campaign. 2, record 2, English, - whistle%2Dstop%20campaign
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
- Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- marathon électoral
1, record 2, French, marathon%20%C3%A9lectoral
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour la première fois dans l'histoire des élections américaines, la presse parla de marathon électoral. À Montpellier (Vermont), à Trenton (New Jersey), à Concord (New Hampshire) et à Annapolis (Maryland), elle ne prit même pas la peine de descendre du train et harangua la foule de la plateforme de son wagon. 1, record 2, French, - marathon%20%C3%A9lectoral
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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