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n.选举,当选,选择权,[宗]上帝的选拔

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lect,leg=to choose(选择),to gather(集合),to read(读)

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election


/ɪ'lekʃn; ɪ`lɛkʃən/
n [U, C] (instance of) choosing or selection by vote (of candidates for a position, esp a political office) 选举(尤指从政)
*In America, presidential elections are held every four years.美国总统选举每四年举行一次.
* He's standing for election. 他是候选人.
* [attrib 作定语] the election results 选举结果.

election


n
[C]
when people vote to choose someone for an official position
 The Labour Party won the 2001 election by a huge majority.
 Elections will be held on 14 February.
local/municipal/state/national election
 He will be fighting local elections next May.
presidential/mayoral/parliamentary etc election
 The next presidential election is due in two years.
stand for electionBrE
 She was one of the first women to stand for election to parliament.
run for election
[singular]
the fact of being elected to an official position
 Within three months of his election he was forced to resign.
sb's election to sth
 his election to Parliament
general election
1. The Democratic Party won in the presidential election.
    在总统竞选中, 民主党获胜了。

2. His election to the presidency was the apex of his career.
    他当选总统是他一生事业的顶峰。

3. He easily defeated his opponent in the election.
    选举中他轻易地击败了对手。

4. At the last election he abstained (from voting/the vote).
    上次选举时他弃权了(没投票)。

5. "I was delighted when she won the election, because men elected her," said Lydiah Kimani, an Embu farmer and political activist.
    "她胜出我很高兴,因为是男人们选举了她," 恩布市的一位农民政治活动家利迪亚·基曼尼如是说。

6. Commentators are still dissecting the election results.
    评论家仍在剖析此次选举的结果.

7. It is the Prime Minister´s prerogative to decide when to call an election.
    决定大选的日期是首相的职权.

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