stump speech
noun[C]
USuk/ˈstʌmp ˌspiːtʃ/us/ˈstʌmp ˌspiːtʃ/aspeechthat apoliticianmakes in differentplacesinorderto getpoliticalsupport:
（政客去各处的巡回）政治演讲，竞选演说He istravellingtoswingstatesdeliveringhisstumpspeech.他正前往摇摆州发表竞选演说。
By 2004, thetellingof ahumanstoryhadbecomeanessentialpartofalmosteverystumpspeech.到2004年，讲述真人真事已经成为几乎每次竞选演说的重要组成部分。
- Theyhelddebates, gavestumpspeechesandranadvertisementstodiscusstheirvisionsfor thestate.
- There wereaccusationsthat heplagiarizedstumpspeechesfrom otherpoliticians.
- Hedevotedmore than a third of hisstumpspeechto thesubject.
Elections
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- absentee voting
- entrance poll
- exit poll
- first-past-the-post
- flip
- franchise
- primary
- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
- whistle-stop