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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'Nader effect' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions Nader effect noun  Voting theory. The later term to describe the effect a candidate for the corresponding political office (especially the office of President of the United States) can have on a close political election, in which their candidacy results in the election being won by a candidate dissimilar to them, rather than a candidate similar to them. Etymology: Named after w:Ralph Nader, Ralph Nader, whose candidacy for President of the United States in the year 2000 was contended to have "spoiled" the election for w:Al Gore, Al Gore, by taking away enough votes for Gore in Florida and many other states to allow w:George W. Bush, George W. Bush to win.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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