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Meanings of political advantage in English

Russian
политический капитал
Spanish
ventaja política

Means by which a politician or political party may gain support or popularity.

политический капитал
Usage of political advantage in English
1
They're using that to gain political advantage out of a horrendous situation.
The Guardian
2
You don't use the defence force for party political advantage, he said.
Radio NZ
3
But at the same time, it was your greatest unspoken political advantage.
The abduction
4
Gerrymandering is the manipulation of electoral boundaries to gain a political advantage.
Reuters
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Is it for money, power or some kind of personal or political advantage?
The Guardian
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Your father raised you never to marry for love, only for political advantage.
Paul of dune
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Some are going to obtain political advantage out of this situation, others are not.
The Sails of Tau Ceti
8
Like Brown, Osborne puts political advantage above the common good.
The Guardian
9
Mr Arafat has taken skilful political advantage of that in insisting on the ceasefire.
The Irish Times
10
The persecuted community neither attacked its oppressors, nor sought political advantage from the crisis.
Century of Light
11
It is not some bigger and better bomb you can use for political advantage.
The Neutronium Alchemist
12
The signs are that George Osborne will choose political advantage.
The Guardian
13
Democrats tried to take political advantage of the Republicans' proposal.
The new yorker
14
More one-sided commemoration and marshalling of the dead for political advantage, writes Susan McKay.
The Irish Times
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Both parties have jockeyed for political advantage in the hearing ahead of November's congressional elections.
Reuters
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Whatever political advantage their authors sought to achieve has been bought at a high price.
The Irish Times
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Ireland
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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