spoiler
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- noun
- /ˈspɔɪlər/
- Literature
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candidato que divide el voto
- The so-called spoiler effect punishes third-party voting in our system, but the reformed system would encourage third-party voting.
- play spoiler
- a spoiler candidate
- potential spoiler
You know, I love going in there upsetting, you know, playing the spoiler.
- You know, I love going in there upsetting, you know, playing the spoiler.
- And so they want to use their potential spoiler status as leverage to bargain for something.
- So a lot of people think that it is impossible for you to win this election, that you are a spoiler.
Examples
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Although she had no chance of winning, Mrs. Marcos, in fact, became the key spoiler, depriving Cojuangco of the winning votes he would most likely have gotten if Imelda had remained in the background.
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On Iran and Libya, China has also chosen not to be a spoiler.
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And so they want to use their potential spoiler status as leverage to bargain for something.
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The series provided the Mariners with an opportunity to play spoiler against a division rival.
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I don't believe that the person in 2nd place can logically be considered a "spoiler."
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However, from a positive perspective, the Mariners did effectively play spoiler for the Rangers and Athletics, who are also division rivals.
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The political myth is that Mr. Ryan was the spoiler because he's an anti-tax purist.
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Jill Stein won't become president, but her spoiler candidacy that both the GOP and Putin have previously shown interest in can help decide who wins.
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In a tight election, the independent candidate acted as a spoiler, taking votes away from the major parties.
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Despite having no chance of winning, the spoiler candidate was able to influence the outcome by attracting a significant number of voters.
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Etymology
Spoiler comes from the verb spoil, which means 'to ruin' or 'take away'. In an election a spoiler is a candidate who 'spoils' the result by taking votes and so can change who wins.