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| Political party | a group of persons who seek to control government through winning of elections and the holding of public office |
| G.O.P. | the Republican party – Stands for Grand Old Party |
| Minor party | one of the political parties not widely supported |
| Major parties | in American politics, the Republican and the Democratic parties |
| Two party system | in the US there are only 2 major parties that get candidates elected to office |
| Bipartisan | supported by 2 parties |
| Consensus | general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions |
| Incumbent | the current officeholder |
| Electorate | all of the people entitled to vote in a given election |
| Ideological parties | parties based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters |
| Single-issue parties | parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter |
| Economic protest parties | parties rooted in poor economic times, lacking a clear ideological base, dissatisfied with current conditions and demanding better times |
| Splinter parties | parties that have split away from one of the major parties |
| Ward | a unit into which cities are often divided for election of city council members |
| Precinct | the smallest unit of election administration; a voting district |
| Split-ticket voting | voting for candidates from both political party in the same election |
