Definition of COATTAIL

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LaGuardia lost his seat to a Democrat, James Lanzetta, who rode Franklin Roosevelt’s coattails to victory in 1932. — Kyle Sammin, National Review, "A Socialist Predecessor of Ocasio-Cortez in Congress," 13 Aug. 2019 Joseph, more than twice my new age and a total gentleman, wore long coattails under a short blazer. — Sarah M. Broom, The New Yorker, "Who Stays Gone, and Who Can Afford to Return," 12 Aug. 2019 In the cloth of the Emcee’s coattails and the ice in Joanne’s vodka lived a deep love and respect for actors and designers, and an immovable reverence for talent. — Brandon Uranowitz, Town & Country, "Legendary Broadway Director Hal Prince Remembered For His "Immovable Reverence for Talent"," 5 Aug. 2019 Trump, unpopular with most Dallas County voters, is running for reelection next year and could provide coattails or an albatross for down-ballot candidates. — Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, "Retired Navy Seal, Republican Floyd McLendon challenging Democrat Colin Allred for Congress," 29 July 2019 The higher futures come on the coattails of comments made by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who said a trade deal with China was close to done. — Anneken Tappe, CNN, "Stocks set to rebound after Mnuchin spurs trade optimism," 26 June 2019 While Prime Day is an Amazon-exclusive event, competitors are happy to ride the company’s coattails with specials of their own, to lure in people who are already online and looking to spend money. — Chris Morris, Fortune, "Amazon Prime Day 2019: When Is It? What Are the Best Deals?," 12 June 2019 Picking the Mighty Ducks name in Anaheim to ride the marketing coattails of a Disney movie was easy. — Geoff Baker, The Seattle Times, "What’s in a name? For Seattle’s future NHL team, more than meets the Sock-eye," 12 Aug. 2018 Maduro has tried to ride Chavez's coattails since narrowly winning the presidency in 2013, but his popularity is now vastly diminished. — Fox News, "Powerful, unpopular Venezuela leader faces opposition foes," 19 May 2018

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