Sentence examples for a cheap election from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a cheap election" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an election that is low-cost or perceived as lacking in quality or integrity.
Example: "Many voters expressed concerns that the campaign was nothing more than a cheap election, lacking the necessary funding for proper outreach."
Alternatives: "an inexpensive election" or "a low-budget election".

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It looks like a cheap election bung and it won't wash.

The German journalist who led the investigation for ARD said Coe was guilty of a "cheap election manoeuvre" in his attempt to become the next president of the IAAF.

I know that many of your colleagues see the American Jobs Act as something that's intended as a cheap, election year wedge-gimmick.

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In fact, pro-choice leaders in Illinois asked pro-choice legislators to vote "present" because the anti-abortion bills were a cheap election-year stunt by "pro-life" politicians.

He's been on the right side of every faux controversy involving Muslims, from Park51 to calling out politicians and pundits who use Islam or Muslims as a wedge issue or to score cheap election year political points.

They voted to hold these workers and their families hostage to secure cheap election goals.

And a Labour shadow minister called a Conservative pledge on rail fares "nothing more than a cheap pre-election stunt… unfunded, uncosted and unbelievable".

"You don't defend national sovereignty with flags, cheap election-rhetoric and advertising campaigns," Mr Harper said during a campaign speech, referring to the then Liberal government's supposed approach.

One reason for the pile-up is economics: "It's a cheap way to cover elections and draw viewers.

"The timing of the presidential pardons was not helpful at all - it provided a cheap excuse to avoid elections," he says.

Every opportunity it got to say it took down some misinformation or "inauthentic behavior," it took it — a mea culpa for its role in failing to prevent the spread of misinformation during the 2016 presidential election, or a cheap way to get some quick, positive headlines?

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