The dictionary is written by Nic Cheeseman and other authors for Oxford University Press.
Examples:
- The Nigerian practice of Zoning: A political practice in Nigeria under which political parties agree to split their presidential and vice-presidential candidates between the north and south of the country and also to alternate the home area of the president between the north and south of the country.
- Three-piece suit voting: The practice of supporting candidates from the same party for all political positions—commonly the presidency, member of parliament, and local representative.
- Skirt-and-blouse voting: The practice of supporting a presidential candidate from one party and a member of parliament from another.
- Watermelon politics: A term used a number of African countries, including Sierra Leone and Zambia, to refer to people whose most obvious or strongly professed political allegiance is not their true one.
- Alternance: A French term that has become associated with the transfer of power from one party to another in parts of francophone West Africa, most notably Senegal.
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