election gimmick

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A tactic used during a political campaign solely to win votes.

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  • The promise of lower taxation may have been just an election gimmick to gain votes.
  • Critics dismissed the proposed policy as a cheap election gimmick with no real substance.
  • Voters are tired of the usual election gimmicks and want to hear about serious issues.
  • Is this free public transport plan a genuine proposal or just another clever election gimmick?
  • The candidate's last-minute announcement was seen by many as a desperate election gimmick.
  • Political analysts are debating whether the tax rebate is a sound economic strategy or a cynical election gimmick.
  • He accused his opponent of resorting to a populist election gimmick instead of presenting a coherent plan.
  • The new infrastructure project, announced weeks before the vote, smells like an election gimmick.
  • We need to look beyond the election gimmicks and focus on the candidates' actual track records.
  • Every four years, we see the same old election gimmicks being rolled out by both parties.