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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party;
- Example: "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

coattails effect
    n 1: (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an
         election drawing votes for other members of the same
         political party; "he counted on the coattails effect to win
         him the election"