plank
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- noun
- /plæŋk/
- Literature
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punto del programa
- Most importantly, it avoided making the independence issue the main plank in its platform.
- campaign plank
- platform plank
- key plank
Brazilian fan who made opening the Amazon Amazon the corporate exploitation a key plank of his election campaign.
- Brazilian fan who made opening the Amazon Amazon the corporate exploitation a key plank of his election campaign.
Examples
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At the convention, delegates voted to adopt a plank supporting universal basic income.
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Scales called the partnership with the foundation a major plank in her sustainable community plan announced last summer.
Blog text (20) -
We are asking about a central plank of the negotiations.
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Additionally, almost every plank in this party's platform is where my heart is at.
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Health care reform was one of the major planks of Obama's 2008 platform.
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Thus, alternative dispute resolution became an important plank in Motorola's TQM program to cut litigation costs.
Academic text (1993) -
Yanukovych made improving ties with Russia an important plank in his campaign, and he is strongly opposed to Ukrainian membership in NATO.
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The party included a new environmental plank in their campaign platform to address climate change.
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Healthcare reform is a crucial plank in the agenda of the current administration.
Compounds
- Specialized
A piece of wood placed next to the keel on each side of a wooden ship's hull
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plank in politics comes from the idea of a single board in a larger platform — just as a platform is made of boards, a 'plank' is one part of a party's list of ideas or policies.