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- noun Plural form of
defection .
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Examples
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With two defections from the field on Wednesday, Barba's horse Make Music for Me made the 20-horse field for Saturday.
Make Music for Me sends female trainer Alexis Barba to Derby 2010
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As the NRCC suppresses the truth in a vain attempt to elect more Republicans, they could be fueling more defections from the party.
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Republican defections from the president as we enter the 2008 elections are no surprise.
Iraq 2008
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So, McCain defections will probably NOT have the impact that some HRC supporters claim.
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“Nonetheless, it does indicate that unmotivated Clinton supporters may be a bigger risk to Obama than defections from the Clinton camp to McCain.”
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Like Hillary, the defections from the Repubs and the Bush administration will become more frequent in the coming months.
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That is, you might need to risk some short term defections (stay-at-homes really) for the sake of longer term growth.
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That is, you might need to risk some short term defections (stay-at-homes really) for the sake of longer term growth.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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So can David Cameron look forward to defections from the likes of Mark Oaten, Jeremy Browne, Ed Davey, David Laws or some of their lesser known colleagues?
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Isn't this quite a good illustration of why your speculation about defections from the Lib Dems is well off the mark?
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