controlled opposition

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|politics}} A [[purported]] [[opposition]] [[party]] that the [[ruling]] [[party]] actually [[use]]s as a [[hegemonical]] [[tool]] to [[serve]] as a [[red herring]] to [[constituents]].

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