decision desk
noun[C]
uk/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən ˌdesk/us/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən ˌdesk/in theUnitedStates, apartof anewsorganizationwhosejobis todecidewhen enoughvoteshave beencountedin anelectionin aparticularplacefor theorganizationtoreportwho theybelievehaswonthere:
新闻决策台：美国新闻机构的下属部门，其职责是在选举时决定某地是否已经计入足够的选票，以便所属新闻机构可以报道他们判断的选举胜出者As CNN'spoliticaldirector, she willoverseethe network'sdecisiondesk, whereelectionresultswill beanalyzedandpredictionsmade.作为CNN的政治总监，她将监督该网络的决策台，负责分析选举结果并做出预测。
- CBSwill be givingviewersatourofits"decisiondesk," acollectionofexpertswhoanalyzedataandweighwhether thenetworkcan make aprojection.
- There are anumberofreputableelectiondecisiondesksin USmedia,includingAP (AssociatedPress),NBC, Fox News, andothers.
- Welchspentmuch of thenightat NBC'sdecisiondesk, whereelectionreturnswereprojected.
- "There arecaseswhere theexitpollhas been off," said Dan Merkle, theheadofABCNews'decisiondesk.
- AP and Fox News have called Arizona for theDemocraticNominee, but not alldecisiondeskshaveyet.
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absentee voting
- exit poll
- first-past-the-post
- flip
- franchise
- general election
- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- proxy voting
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
- whistle-stop
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