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meaning of "In terms"



 
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meaning of "In terms" #1 (permalink) Tue Jun 24, 2008 15:01 pm   meaning of "In terms"		  
Sentence:Democracy and good governance are contradiction in terms.

Query: What does this mean. Are they saying that their literal meaning varies ? or it is so in practise?
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meaning of "In terms" #2 (permalink) Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:15 am   meaning of "In terms"		  
contradiction in terms = Irish bull
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meaning of "In terms" #3 (permalink) Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:07 am   meaning of "In terms"		  
A "contradiction in terms" is something like an oxymoron. The person who wrote that thinks that "democracy" and "good governance" are mutually exclusive. You can't have them both at the same time.
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