Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “only game in town“ and it is a phrase meaning “the only thing worth considering; the only thing valuable in a particular context; the only possible option or choice in a particular situation; the only option or choice available in a particular situation.”
Example Sentence: The run-up to the general election this year is a propitious moment to interrogate the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition’s self-presentation of its rule to the electorate, in whose name it governs… This is what we mean when we say that the NDA seeks a mandate characteristic of an aspiring political hegemon. A political regime can draw sustenance through such a self-perpetuating hegemonic effect even in the absence of widespread popular approval of its political project. The critical condition hinges on the political project’s credibility as representing the ‘only game in town’.
This phrase is present in Heady electoral rhetoric with a hegemonic ring to it and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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