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单词 election
释义
election
noun[CorU]
uk
/iˈlek.ʃən/us
/iˈlek.ʃən/
B1
atimewhenpeoplevoteinordertochoosesomeone for apoliticalorofficialjob:
选举
Thegovernmentisexpectedtocallan election(=allowthecountrytovote)verysoon.预计政府会很快举行大选。
Localgovernmentelections will takeplacein May.地方政府选举将在5月份举行。
The first electionresultshavestartedto come in.初步选举结果开始揭晓。
See also
by-election
general election
More examples
  • There was afallinsupportfor theRepublicanpartyat the last election.
  • IvotedLabourin the last election.
  • The election for theleadershipof thecouncilwill takeplaceonTuesday.
  • Therecentfreeelectionsmarkthe nextstepin the country'sprogresstowardsdemocracy.
  • He hasestablishedhimself as theleadingcandidatein the election.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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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(Definition ofelectionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

election| American Dictionary

election
noun[C/U]
us
/ɪˈlek·ʃən/
politics & government
theactoroccasionof beingchosenfor aparticularjob,esp. byvoting:
[C]congressional/presidentialelections
[U]His election to theSenatewas all butassured.
[U]ElectionDayis the firstTuesdayinNovember.
(Definition ofelectionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

election| Business English

election
noun
uk
/ɪˈlekʃən/us
[CorU]
atimewhenpeoplevotetochoosesomeone for anofficialjob:
have/hold an electionBy thetimeof theannualmeetingwe will bereadytoholdelections for the newexecutiveboard.
lose/winan election
election as sthThese are thenomineesfor election asdirector.
stand/run for election (to sth)She hasdecidedthat she willrunfor election to the Advisory Committee.
[S]
thefactof beingchosenfor anofficialjobbypeoplevotingfor you:
election as sthSheembarkedon aseriesofsweepingchangesto thecompanyafter her election asdirector.
(Definition ofelectionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofelection

election
Obviously, by competing in parliamentary elections, parties compete for office, but this does not mean that their goal is actually to attain office.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The government raised wages and allowed opposition parties to participate in the 1981 legislative elections.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This shows how parties have performed in each region in different elections.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such elections require not only the active participation of political parties to ensure competition and form a government, but also to legitimise the government.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To control for this possibility, the data were quartiled on the basis of the incumbent party's support in the previouselection.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The nextelection(1994) turned out to be disastrous for both parties.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Political parties of the so-called radical opposition boycotted the elections for this reason.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Twentythree second elections resulted in a lower effective number of parties, while only seven second elections resulted in a higher effective number of parties.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In political terms, it took an argument for boycotting the elections away from the opposition and provided it with an added incentive to participate.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Using the drawn parameters, we then simulated 1,000 elections and recorded the magnitude of each midterm loss.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To see this, consider an incumbent who is running for anelection.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus, theelectionreally took place before the actual balloting.
From theCambridge English Corpus
An empirical analysis demonstrates that increases in democratic quality, measured independently from electoral activities, tend to be stronger directly after elections than in non-electoral periods.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Prior to 1872, states could hold elections at their discretion.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is across a series of elections and governments that the force of the median mandate thesis comes through clearly.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocationswithelection

election

These are words often used in combination withelection.

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coming election
It is about making race an issue in thecomingelectioncampaign.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
competitive election
For district leaders, standing forcompetitiveelectionwould make the position of township chief more secure.
From theCambridge English Corpus
congressional election
The average (199,685) is derived from total numbers of votes cast in the 1996congressionalelection (86,863,000) divided by the number of seats elected (435).
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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