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de·a·lign

 (dē′ə-līn′)
intr. & tr.v. de·a·ligned, de·a·lign·ing, de·a·ligns
To end or cause to end one's association with a political party.
de′a·lign′ment n.
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Noun1.dealignment - a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties
physical process, process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
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