party organization
Campaign coordination structure
Party organization refers to the formal structure through which a political party operates—its committees, leadership hierarchy, local chapters, and administrative apparatus.
The term encompasses everything from precinct captains to national committees.
Strong party organization enables voter mobilization and candidate recruitment: The party organization turned out voters in key districts.
In one-party states, the party organization often parallels or dominates government structures.
- recruitment drivesOrganized efforts to attract applicants
- coalitionsAllied groups acting together
- subcommitteesSubordinate legislative panels
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- ward bossLocal party organizer
precinct captain · bylaws · campaigning · primary election · get out the vote · strategy · hierarchy · policy development · executive board · smoke-filled room · charters · grassroots mobilization · decision-making processes · guests · caucus · confetti · invitations · agenda-setting
party organizationindependent voter
Unaffiliated political participant
grassroots movement · grassroots activism · direct democracy · civic organization · mass movement
party organizationindependent
Free from external control
nonpartisan · unaffiliated voter · swing voter · mugwump · fence-sitter
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