tactical vote
noun[C]
uk/ˌtæk.tɪ.kəl ˈvəʊt/us/ˌtæk.tɪ.kəl ˈvoʊt/anoccasionin which youvotefor apoliticalpartyorpersonthat you would not usuallysupportinordertopreventanotherpartyorpersonfromwinning:
策略性投票（为防止另一政党赢得选举而把票投给自己并不支持的一个政党）Theygainedin theelectionbyattractingtacticalvotesagainst theTories.他们通过吸引反对保守党的策略选票而在选举中获胜。
There is nodoubtthat thetacticalvotestrategywasoperatedby somevoters.有些选民无疑选择了策略性投票。
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tactical voting
- Was this atacticalvoteor was thisyourpreferredcandidate?
- It may be atacticalvoteagainstcandidatesof aparticularparty.
- ClearlyLabourvotersrecognisedthattheircandidatewould notwinand that the only way they coulddenythe Conservatives awinwas through atacticalvotefor the Liberal Democrats.
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absentee voting
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- flip
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- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
- whistle-stop