Assertion: party | /r/CapableOf | guarantee majority
Facets:
value: frequently
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Operating in this manner, a party could frequently guarantee a majority in an election to the candidates of its choosing, and, once it was in control of local government, of the police, the courts, and public finances, etc., the machine and its clients were assured of impunity in illicit activities such as prostitution and gambling rings and of the granting of public contracts to favoured businessmen.