STV
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˌes.tiː.ˈviː/us/ˌes.tiː.ˈviː/abbreviationforsingletransferablevote: asinglevoteusing asystemwhere, ifyourpreferredcandidatedoes not get enoughvotestostayin theelection,yourvotecan be given toyoursecondchoiceofcandidate; thevotingsystemitself:
单记可让渡投票（制），可转移单票（制）（single transferable vote的缩写）Theuserof the STV isinevitablydeniedknowledgethat couldinfluencehis or herpreferences.参与单记可让渡投票的选民不可避免地被剥夺了知情权，而这些信息可能会影响到他们的投票选择。
First they give areminderof the way in which the STV wouldworkinparliamentaryconstituencies.首先，他们提醒人们注意单记可让渡投票在议会选区的运作方式。
- Nobodyseemstonoticethat theoddestthing about the STV ispreciselythat it is asinglevote- for that is what it is, nomatterhow manypreferencesareexpressed.
- Votes aretransferredto the next "continuingcandidate", as the STVjargonhas it.
- Some suchprocessisfrequentlyto beobservedin thetabulatedsuccessivecountsof STVs inIrishconstituencyelections.
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- 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