political platform
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4.1
- noun
- /pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈplætfɔrm/
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plataforma política
- In the upcoming election, each candidate will present their political platform to the voters.
Examples
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Given the high percentage of the Russian population in Kazakhstan, the party presents an unrealistic economic and political platform and, therefore, does not seem to have the ideological ingredients to become a contending player in the Kazakh political arena in the near future.
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More than simply providing a political platform, they formed a wider collective identity and worldview.
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Many of whom campaign on political platforms built around Christianity.
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The other mayors wanted to use it as a political platform for themselves.
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Its political platform includes support for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and equal rights for the Arab citizens of Israel.
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One's answers to these questions hinge on the individual's ideology and political platform.
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Thus, the NDIPA had no clear political platform, and it allowed its candidates to express their own views almost without constraint.
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Now that's part and parcel of the official GOP political platform!
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Moledet is an extreme right-wing Zionist party whose political platform calls for the expulsion of Arab citizens from Israel.
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The Asaba and Erkin Kyrgyzstan are the main nationalist parties that have been advocating a political platform similar to the Azat and the Republican Party in Kazakhstan.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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5.6
A public statement of a political party's plans and beliefs before an election
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3.9
A document that explains a political party's aims and plans
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6.0
A public statement of a person or group's plans and beliefs
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3.5
A written plan that says what a party or candidate will do if elected
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'political' simply specifies the domain of the noun 'platform' (a statement of aims or policies), so a learner who knows both words can derive the phrase's meaning. This adjective+noun combination is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English composition, making it immediately understandable to B1 learners.
Etymology
Political platform comes from a simple picture: politicians used to stand on a raised platform or stage to speak to a crowd. One popular story says the set of ideas or promises a speaker shared from that stage became known as their platform, so today political platform means 'the aims and promises' a party or candidate stands for.