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determinative

adjective as in conclusive

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With Texas Republicans drawing maps to extend their reach, the primary has become the determinative race, encouraging candidates to play to the further reaches of the party.

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“The Board’s review may not capture everyone impacted by this, as it is not entirely clear how the Board is deciding that false positives were determinative of a parole decision,” Baker said in a statement.

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“The thing that’s perhaps the most determinative when you come up to the parole board process is what kind of prisoner have you been?”

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“If we have a very tight election in a determinative state, like in 2000, then all bets are off and there will be litigation all over the place,” Smith said.

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Even more determinative, from a pure numbers perspective, was the North Carolina primary this month.

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