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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRADLEY EFFECT

After the failure of polls to predict the defeat of Tom Bradley (1917-1998), an African-American candidate, in the 1982 election for the governorship of California.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BRADLEY EFFECT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRADLEY EFFECT

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Bradley effect is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BRADLEY EFFECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bradley effect

Bradley effect

The Bradley effect, less commonly called the Wilder effect, is a theory proposed to explain observed discrepancies between voter opinion polls and election outcomes in some United States government elections where a white candidate and a non-white candidate run against each other. The theory proposes that some voters will tell pollsters they are undecided or likely to vote for a black candidate, while on election day they vote for the white candidate. It was named after Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, an African-American who lost the 1982 California governor's race despite being ahead in voter polls going into the elections. The Bradley effect theory posits that the inaccurate polls were skewed by the phenomenon of social desirability bias. Specifically, some white voters give inaccurate polling responses for fear that, by stating their true preference, they will open themselves to criticism of racial motivation. Members of the public may feel under pressure to provide an answer that is deemed to be more publicly acceptable, or 'politically correct'. The reluctance to give accurate polling answers has sometimes extended to post-election exit polls as well.

Definition of Bradley effect in the English dictionary

The definition of Bradley effect in the dictionary is the distortion of opinion polls caused by the reluctance of respondents to admit to a preference that is regarded as socially unacceptable.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRADLEY EFFECT

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Bradshaw
Bradstreet
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WORDS THAT END LIKE BRADLEY EFFECT

affect
butterfly effect
domino effect
effect
greenhouse effect
ground effect
Hall effect
halo effect
in effect
knock-on effect
law of effect
multiplier effect
perfect
photoelectric effect
placebo effect
ripple effect
side effect
skin effect
sound effect
take effect
toxic effect

Synonyms and antonyms of Bradley effect in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Bradley effect» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRADLEY EFFECT

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The translations of Bradley effect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Bradley effect» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

布莱德利效应
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

efecto Bradley
570 millions of speakers

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Bradley effect
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्राडली प्रभाव
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تأثير برادلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эффект Брэдли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

efeito Bradley
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্র্যাডলি প্রভাব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

effet Bradley
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesan Bradley
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bradley-Effekt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブラッドリー効果
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

브래들리 효과
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bradley efek
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

hiệu ứng Bradley
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிராட்லி விளைவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रॅडली प्रभाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bradley efekti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

effetto Bradley
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

efekt Bradleya
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ефект Бредлі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

efect Bradley
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Bradley αποτέλεσμα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Bradley effek
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Bradley effekt
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Bradley -effekten
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRADLEY EFFECT»

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The Blue Streak: A Hacker's Guide to Special Relativity
While two triangles with the angles, arj and <j>x & or2 ^d 4>i always share the same Hypotenuse, the telescope is pointed in the direction of the observed (but virtual) position of the star for Bradley's Effect and in the direction of telescope ...
Alexander Rein, 2003
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The Distinguishable Gentleman and the Presidential Race Of '08
Many pundits laid the facts on the line. If Obama had been a Caucasian, the results of the race would have been predicted and settled months ago, but because Obama was a black man and the whispers of the infamous Bradley Effect of 1982 ...
Julia Tolliver, 2011
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What Can You Say?: America's National Conversation on Race
The interesting additional possibility Scheiber raised is that this “effect effect” was an advantage for Obama: “the Bradley-effect effect actually benefits Obama. Is it so crazy to think working class voters will react to the racism charge by going out  ...
John Hartigan Jr., 2010
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Democracy in America: 2010
It was referred to as the “Bradley effect.” The Bradley Effect The Bradley effect was first identified in the California gubernatorial race when Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley was the Democratic candidate and, according to the polls, seemed to ...
Xavier L. Suarez, 2011
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Introduction to Logic
But some thought he'd be defeated by the “Bradley effect,” whereby many whites say they'll vote for a black candidate but in fact don't. Barack's wife Michelle, in a CNN interview with Larry King (October 8), argued that there wouldn't be a ...
Harry J. Gensler, 2010
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Research Methods in Anthropology
BOX 8.8 BARACK OBAMA AND THE BRADLEY EFFECT In 1982, Tom Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles, ran against George Deukmejian for the office of governor of California. Bradley was ahead in the polls for the governorship of ...
H. Russell Bernard, 2011
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The Election of Barack Obama: Race and Politics in America
After New Hampshire, some Obama supporters became worried about a controversial political phenomenon called the Bradley effect.The Bradley effect was named for former Los Angeles mayor David Bradley. Mayor Bradley, an African ...
Jason Porterfield, 2010
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Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and ...
The Bradley Effect suggested that white voters told pollsters they were going to vote for a black candidate, but then, in the privacy of the voting booth, they did not . Spaulding, too, was wondering about the Bradley Effect that night.
Eric Boehlert, 2009
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The Presidential Campaign of Barack Obama: A Critical ...
The term Bradley effect originated with this gubernatorial race. Bradley, a Democrat, ran against George Deukmejian, a white Republican. Public opinion polls leading up to the election consistently showed Bradley with a lead in the race.
Dewey M. Clayton, 2010
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Black Battle, White Knight: The Authorized Biography of ...
My big thing was that I thought the “Bradley Effect” would kill his chances to win in America. The “Bradley Effect” is that circumstance in which white people may say in public they may vote for a black candidate; meanwhile, in the voting booth, ...
Michael Battle, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRADLEY EFFECT»

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Bernie in Bush-Obama America: A Movement or a Candidate?
In polling circles this is known as the "Bradley effect" or the "Wilder effect" or the "Dinkins effect." Will it also be known as the Obama effect?". «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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Pollster took pulse of an opinionated California
(The phenomenon came to be known as the Bradley Effect.) Field, chagrined, announced an internal investigation of his operation to determine ... «Bend Bulletin, Jun 15»
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The Swami is Gone; Can We Kill the “Bradley Effect”?
bradley_tom In some of the tributes to our late friend and mentor Mervin Field (we name no names), the old, discredited “Bradley Effect” raised ... «Calbuzz, Jun 15»
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Mervin Field Dies at 94; Took Pulse of California as Pollster
(The phenomenon came to be known as the Bradley Effect.) Advertisement. Continue reading the main story. Advertisement. Continue reading ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Trailblazing California pollster Mervin Field dead at 94
Political observers christened the miscue the “Bradley Effect,'' in which nonwhite candidates tend to do better in polling than in reality — a ... «SFGate, Jun 15»
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Editorial: The polling problem
This would be a sort of partisan version of the so-called Bradley Effect, named after former Mayor Tom Bradley of Los Angeles, in which voters ... «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»
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Cameron's Conservatives in Surprise British Election Victory
In American elections, voters may misrepresent their choices if a black candidate is running; the Bradley Effect. Last night, the Thatcher Effect ... «The Weekly Standard, May 15»
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The Bradley Effect and the Spiral of Silence
Increasingly the term "Bradley Effect" is being discussed. The psychology of voters and pollsters is fascinating but is largely unknown and ... «Irish Independent, Mar 15»
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Rich White Bay Area Community Pretty Sure Little Brown Girl Doesn …
California is home to the Bradley effect, so in a way, this story shouldn't surprise us. Nonetheless, this tale is impressive for its imaginative ... «Wonkette, Dec 14»
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The Tom Bradley Effect
Tom Bradley, seen here with entertainer and activist Lena Horne, broke barriers as the first black mayor of Los Angeles. In 2008 on the 10th ... «Legacy.com, Sep 12»

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