Meaning

1 senses
  1. The tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election.

Origin

See ride the coattails.

See ride the coattails.

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Forms

plural: coattail effects
Singularcoattail effect
Pluralcoattail effects

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See also

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