HyperDic: dealignment

English > 1 sense of the word *dealignment*:
NOUN	process	dealignment	a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening / weakening the structure of political parties

English > *dealignment*: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaning	A process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening / weakening the structure of political parties.
Broader	process, physical process	A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states