单词 | october surprise |
释义 | > as lemmasOctober surprise October surprise n. [alluding to the release in October 1980 of U.S. hostages held in Tehran, and seen as likely to boost support for the Carter administration before the November election] U.S. Politics any political event (apparently) orchestrated just before an election in order to influence the electorate. ΚΠ 1980 N.Y. Times 1 Sept. a7/1 Republicans worry about an ‘October surprise’ in foreign policy. 2000 U.S. News & World Rep. (Electronic ed.) 25 Sept. Of course, President Clinton could spring his own counter ‘October Surprise’. He could take Verleger's advice and announce a big pre-election release of oil from the strategic reserves. < as lemmas |
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