coattails effect

ˈkoʊtˌteɪlz ɪˈfɛkt

Definition

Definition of coattails effect - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

influence

benefit gained from association with successful person

She got the job through the coattails effect of her famous mentor.

bandwagon effect

halo effect

politics

TECH.

influence of a popular candidate on others' success

TECH.

The mayor won due to the coattails effect of the governor.

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Expressions with effect

for effect

adv.

intended to produce a reaction

She laughed loudly for effect, hoping to lighten the mood.

ripple effect

situation where one event causes many others

The new policy had a ripple effect on the economy.

snowball effect

situation where something grows quickly from small beginnings

The snowball effect made the problem much bigger.

take effect

start working or begin to have the planned effect

The new law will take effect next month.

the effect was electric

exp.

producing intense excitement and a strongly charged feeling in the room

When she sang, the effect was electric and everyone held their breath.

it has a snowball effect

exp.

causes results that grow larger and stronger over time

One missed payment can have a snowball effect on your finances.

Examples of coattails effect in a sentence

The coattails effect helped her rise in the industry.
The senator's success was partly due to the coattails effect of the president.
Local candidates benefited from the coattails effect during the national election.

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French:effet de traîne, effet de retombées électorales, ...
German:Mitnahmeeffekt, Einfluss eines populären Kandidaten, ...
Italian:effetto traino, ...
Spanish:efecto de arrastre, efecto arrastre, ...
Portuguese:efeito de associação, efeito de arrasto, ...
Chinese:顺风效应, 连带效应, ...
Japanese:コートテール効果, 人気の影響, ...
Arabic:تأثير الذيل, تَأثير الزَّخَم الانتِخابِيّ, ...
Hebrew:אֵפֶקְט הָאִצְטְלָה, אֶפֶקְט זְנַב הַמְּעִיל, ...
Russian:эффект хвоста, эффект соучастия, ...
Ukrainian:ефект попутного вітру, ефект коаттейлс, ...
Hindi:किसी सफल व्यक्ति से जुड़ाव के कारण मिला लाभ, लोकप्रिय उम्मीदवार के प्रभाव से दूसरे उम्मीदवारों को मिलने वाला चुनावी लाभ, ...
Bengali:খ্যাতির সুবিধা, জনপ্রিয় প্রার্থীর প্রভাবে একই দলের অন্য প্রার্থীদেরও জয়ের সুবিধা হওয়ার প্রভাব, ...
Catalan:efecte d'arrossegament, efecte d'arrossegament electoral, ...
Czech:efekt přízně, efekt popularity silného kandidáta, ...
Danish:afsmitningseffekt, medvindseffekt, ...
Dutch:coattails-effect, ...
Greek:όφελος από τη σύνδεση, φαινόμενο κατά το οποίο η δημοτικότητα ενός υποψηφίου ευνοεί την εκλογή άλλων, ...
Hungarian:holdudvarhatás, farokhatás, ...
Khmer:ផលប្រយោជន៍ដែលទទួលបានដោយសារភ្ជាប់ខ្លួននឹងបុគ្គលជោគជ័យ, ឥទ្ធិពលដែលបេក្ខជនពេញនិយមជួយឱ្យបេក្ខជនផ្សេងទៀតទទួលបានជោគជ័យ, ...
Korean:코트테일 효과, ...
Persian:بهره‌مندی از موفقیت یا شهرت فردی دیگر, اثر محبوبیت یک نامزد بر موفقیت نامزدهای دیگر, ...
Polish:efekt kołnierza, ...
Portuguese (BR):efeito de associação, efeito de arrasto, ...
Romanian:efectul de asociere, efect de tracțiune, ...
Swedish:coattails-effekt, ...
Thai:อานิสงส์จากความสำเร็จของผู้อื่น, อานิสงส์ทางการเมือง, ...
Turkish:ilişki avantajı, etek etkisi, ...
Vietnamese:hiệu ứng hưởng lợi nhờ liên đới với người thành công, ảnh hưởng lan tỏa của ứng cử viên nổi tiếng, ...

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