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retail politics

Syllabification: (re·tail pol·i·tics)
Definition of retail politics

noun

[also treated as singular]
  • (in the US) a style of political campaigning in which the candidate attends local events in order to target voters on a small-scale or individual basis.

Origin:

early 20th century: first referring to the practice of paying for votes

retail politics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of retail politics in the British & World English dictionary