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What (who) is litmus test - definition
litmus test
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Litmus test (disambiguation); Litmus tests
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1. Chemistry a test using litmus.
2. a decisive test: they failed the litmus test of political maturity.
litmus test
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Litmus test (disambiguation); Litmus tests
(litmus tests)
If you say that something is a litmus test of something, you mean that it is an effective and definite way of proving it or measuring it.
Ending the fighting must be the absolute priority, the litmus test of the agreements' validity...
The success of wind power represents a litmus test for renewable energy.
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Litmus test (politics)
QUESTION ASKED OF POLITICAL CANDIDATES
Political litmus test; Ideological litmus test
In politics, a litmus test is a question asked of a potential candidate for high office, the answer to which would determine whether the nominating official would proceed with the appointment or nomination. The expression is a metaphor based on the litmus test in chemistry, in which one is able to test the general acidity of a substance, but not its exact pH.
Examples of use of litmus test
1. Football is the "litmus test" for any broadcaster‘s sports coverage.
2. Q: Sir, you‘ve already said there was no litmus test – THE PRESIDENT: Correct. And I‘ll say it again: There is no litmus test.
3. Q:В Sir, youve already said there was no litmus test - THE PRESIDENT:В Correct.В And Ill say it again:В There is no litmus test.
4. "This election was a litmus test for Wa Mutharika‘s popularity.
5. That was a real litmus test against the government.