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two-party system

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two-party system
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(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a condition or system in which two major parties dominate a political unit


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There is desire on the part of many to break out of the so-called two-party system, which is seen by some as a kind of straitjacket," said John Campbell, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
If the DPJ can break free of mandarin control by centralizing policy formation in the office of the prime minister, as it intends, Japan can emerge as a more resilient democracy with a full-fledged two-party system and greater willingness to assume an international leadership role.
of New York), Minnite (Barnard College), and Groarke (Manhattan College), driven by the logic of competition in a two-party system.
 
 
 
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