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Definition of Preconvention
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preconvention
Literary usage of Preconvention
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Government by Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin, Albert Bushnell Hart (1914)
"In June, 1912, after a heated preconvention campaign in the Republican party, he
was re- nominated, but was defeated in the November election by Woodrow ..."
2. Campaign Contributions: Testimony Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on (1913)
"Frank L 856 Whiteacre, John J., contributor to Harmon preconvention campaign,
1912 931 Upham, Fred W 854 White, Charles T., secretary Standard Oil Co 223 ..."
3. Charges Against Members of the House and Lobby Activities of the National by Select Committee on Lobby Investigation, United States, Finis J. Garrett, Congress, House (1913)
"How active was the American Federation of Labor in the preconvention fight? Mr.
LITTLEFIELD. Mr. Gompers was down there and he made a speech at a big mass ..."
4. The Mirrors of Washington by Clinton Wallace Gilbert, Oscar Edward Cesare (1921)
"The politicians tricked him so completely in the preconvention campaign of 1920
that he has the best reasons for distrusting himself. ..."
5. History of the New York Times, 1851-1921 by Elmer Holmes Davis (1921)
"His record as Governor of New Jersey, his speeches during the preconvention
campaign, and the character of much of his support had marked him as a radical ..."
6. History of the New York Times, 1851-1921 by Elmer Holmes Davis (1921)
"His record as Governor of New Jersey, his speeches during the preconvention
campaign, and the character of much of his support had marked him as a radical ..."
7. The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1789-1878 by Robert W. Coakley (1996)
"54 Sheridan reported back to the president on 6 August that, yes, one of the
preconvention boosters, Dr. AP Dostie, had used intemperate language and that ..."
8. Cyclopedia of American Government by Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin, Albert Bushnell Hart (1914)
"In June, 1912, after a heated preconvention campaign in the Republican party, he
was re- nominated, but was defeated in the November election by Woodrow ..."
9. Campaign Contributions: Testimony Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on (1913)
"Frank L 856 Whiteacre, John J., contributor to Harmon preconvention campaign,
1912 931 Upham, Fred W 854 White, Charles T., secretary Standard Oil Co 223 ..."
10. Charges Against Members of the House and Lobby Activities of the National by Select Committee on Lobby Investigation, United States, Finis J. Garrett, Congress, House (1913)
"How active was the American Federation of Labor in the preconvention fight? Mr.
LITTLEFIELD. Mr. Gompers was down there and he made a speech at a big mass ..."
11. The Mirrors of Washington by Clinton Wallace Gilbert, Oscar Edward Cesare (1921)
"The politicians tricked him so completely in the preconvention campaign of 1920
that he has the best reasons for distrusting himself. ..."
12. History of the New York Times, 1851-1921 by Elmer Holmes Davis (1921)
"His record as Governor of New Jersey, his speeches during the preconvention
campaign, and the character of much of his support had marked him as a radical ..."
13. History of the New York Times, 1851-1921 by Elmer Holmes Davis (1921)
"His record as Governor of New Jersey, his speeches during the preconvention
campaign, and the character of much of his support had marked him as a radical ..."
14. The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1789-1878 by Robert W. Coakley (1996)
"54 Sheridan reported back to the president on 6 August that, yes, one of the
preconvention boosters, Dr. AP Dostie, had used intemperate language and that ..."
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