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election

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Related topics: Voting
e·lec·tion /ɪˈlekʃən/ ●●● S2 W1 noun
1  [countableC]PPV when people vote to choose someone for an official position 選舉
The Labour Party won the 2001 election by a huge majority.
工黨在2001年選舉中以巨大優勢獲勝。
Elections for the state governorship will be on November 25.
州長選舉將於11月25日舉行。
2  [singular]PPV the fact of being elected to an official position 當選
Within three months of his election he was forced to resign.
他當選後不到三個月就被迫辭職。
somebody’s election to something
his election to Parliament
他入選議會
→ general election
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have/hold an election 舉行選舉
The government plans to hold an election in November.
政府計劃於11月舉行選舉。
call an election (=arrange for an election to happen) (安排)舉行選舉
The prime minister would be unwise to call an election now.
首相如現在就宣布大選是不明智的。
win an election 在選舉中獲勝，當選
Who do you think will win the election?
你認爲誰會當選？
lose an election 在選舉中失敗，落選
If the party loses the election, they may decide they need a new leader.
要是該黨敗選，他們可能會決定更換領導人。
fight an election British EnglishBrE (also contest an election British EnglishBrE formal) (=take part in it and try to win) 參加競選
Three independent candidates are also planning to contest the election.
有三名獨立候選人也在計劃參加競選。
run for election (also stand for election British EnglishBrE) (=try to become elected) 參加競選
If you plan to stand for election to the committee, you must be nominated by three members.
如果你打算入選委員會，就必須獲得三名委員的推薦。
nrig an election (=dishonestly arrange the result)
He accused the ruling party of rigging the elections.
nboycott an election (=refuse to take part in an election as a protest)
Opposition parties have threatened to boycott the elections.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + election
fair (=with no unfair advantage to one person or group) 公平的
The ruling party has promised that the elections will be fair.
執政黨承諾選舉將是公平的。
free (=with everyone allowed to vote for who they want) 自由的
These will be the country’s first free multi-party elections.
這將是該國首次自由的多黨選舉。
democratic 民主的
The unions are calling for democratic elections.
工會要求民主選舉。
a general/national election (=one in which the whole country votes to elect a government) 大選/全國大選
Labour’s victory in the general election gave them a huge majority.
工黨在大選中取勝，獲得了明顯多數票。
a local/regional election 當地/地區選舉
The Green Party increased its share of the vote in the French regional elections.
綠黨在法國地區選舉中得票率有所提高。
a presidential election (=to elect a new president) 總統選舉
nHe is the Democrat Party’s candidate for the next presidential election.
a leadership election (=to elect a new leader for a political party) 領導人選舉
nThe result of the leadership election will be announced today.
a congressional/parliamentary election (=to elect people to a congress or parliament) 國會/議會選舉
nPeople voted overwhelmingly Republican in the last congressional elections.
a federal election (=to elect a federal government) 聯邦選舉
nThe federal elections are scheduled for May 2.
a mayoral election (=to elect a new mayor) 市長選舉
nThe mayoral elections are due to take place next month.
na gubernatorial election (=one to elect a governor)
We are still waiting for the result of the gubernatorial election in New Jersey.
election + NOUN
an election victory/defeat 選舉勝利/失敗
He became prime minister after a decisive election victory.
他在選舉中獲得決定性勝利後當上首相。
the election results 選舉結果
The election results have been coming in all night.
選舉結果徹夜接連産生。
an election campaign 競選活動
The election campaign got off to a bad start.
競選活動開局不利。
an election candidate British EnglishBrE (=someone trying to be elected in an election) 選舉候選人
Local party members choose the election candidates.
地區黨員選出候選人。
an election promise/pledge (=one that is made while a person or party is trying to be elected) 競選諾言/承諾
The government has broken all its election promises.
政府違背了所有的競選承諾。
an election broadcast British EnglishBrE (=a programme by a party saying why people should vote for them in an election) 〔政黨的〕競選廣播節目
na Conservative Party election broadcast
an election rally (=a public meeting to support a politician or party before an election) 競選集會
nHe drove to Paris to address an election rally.
an election year (=a year in which there is an election) 選舉年
nThe Chancellor won’t raise taxes in an election year.
election day/night (=the day or night when people are voting and the votes are being counted) 競選日/之夜
nWe urge all our supporters to get out and vote on election night.
election time 競選期間
nI’m sick of all those political pamphlets that come through my door at election time.
phrases
the run-up to the election (=the period of time before an election) 選舉前夕
There have been violent street protests in the run-up to the elections.
選舉前夕發生了幾起街頭暴力抗議。
 THESAURUS
election an occasion when people choose a government or leader by voting 選舉
the American presidential election
美國總統競選
South Africa held its first multi-racial elections in 1994.
1994年南非舉行首次多種族大選。
ballot /ˈbælət/ an occasion when the members of an organization vote by marking what they want on a piece of paper, especially to make sure that it is secret 無記名投票
The result of the ballot showed that nurses were not in favour of a strike.
無記名投票結果顯示，護士不贊成舉行罷工。
referendum /ˌrefəˈrendəm/ an occasion when everyone in a country votes on an important political subject 全民投票，全民公決
In the Danish referendum, the people voted ‘no’ to joining the European single currency.
丹麥人在全民公決中投票反對加入歐洲單一貨幣。
the polls the process of voting in a political election – used especially in news reports 〔政治選舉〕投票〔尤用於新聞報道〕
4,500,000 voters went to the polls in eight provinces to elect six governors.
八個省共450萬選民參加投票，選舉六位省長。
show of hands an act of voting informally for something by the people in a group raising their hands 舉手(表決)
May I have a show of hands from all those in favour of the proposal?
請贊成這個提議的人舉手好嗎？
Examples from the Corpus
election• A period of uncertainty such as an election causes people to be either optimistic or pessimistic.• The government may decide to call an election early.• Under this pressure the Modrow government set an election date of 18 March 1990.• Congressional elections are by universal and compulsory adult suffrage.• Ten cooperative candidates ran at the 1918 general election, only one of whom was successful.• A further general election in October of the same year gave him a majority of three.• This must happen once in each Parliament, usually not later than thirty-six months after the last general election.• Taxation will be one of the major issues at the next general election.• This is Sanders' fourth trip to Washington since his election as governor.• It will be interesting to see what happens at the next election.• This year's presidential election will take place on November 4.• America is preparing for the presidential elections, which will take place in two weeks time.• South Africa held its first multi-racial elections in 1994.• It was soldiers returning from the battlefields who're credited with making that election a labour landslide.• Federal officials said that the law required them to withhold the keys while the election outcome was in doubt.
somebody’s election to something• Alexander was resident at the papal curia at the time of his election to Coventry in 1224.• Forbes can apparently spout the results of all presidential elections to the nearest decimal point.• In 1378 a schism, occasioned by a double election to the papacy, split the western Church.• On Aug. 6,1990, the President dismissed the Bhutto government and ordered fresh elections to be held on Oct. 24.• Robespierre had to make his speeches in the Jacobin Club, as he was not eligible for election to the Assembly.• The Judicature Society reported that half of the male federal judges were active in party politics before their election to the bench.
From Longman Business Dictionary
electione·lec·tion /ɪˈlekʃən/ noun
1[countableC] when people vote to choose someone for a job
She was nominated to stand for election as a Coca-Cola director.
Mr Morrow is also up for election to the board of directors at a rival Chicago bank.
2[singular] the fact of being elected to an official position
Her election to the board expands the members to 16.
TOEFL BNC: 638 COCA: 801
election

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ELECTION | ELECTION + VERB | ELECTION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤clean, fair, free, open公正／公平／自由／公開選舉▸➤fraudulent, rigged, stolen舞弊的選舉➤close勢均力敵的選舉◇Predicting the result of close elections is a perilous game.要預言一場勢均力敵的選舉結果，是個冒險的事。➤landslide一邊倒的選舉◇The party won a landslide election.該政黨在選舉中贏得壓倒性勝利。➤contested, disputed有競爭的／有爭議的選舉◇They demanded a rerun of the disputed presidential election.他們要求推翻這場有爭議的總統選舉，進行重選。➤historic歷史性的選舉➤competitive競爭激烈的選舉➤popular普選◇the democratic concept of popular elections普選的民主觀念➤democratic, multiparty, non-partisan民主／多黨派／無黨派選舉▸➤direct, indirect直接／間接選舉▸➤fresh, new新一輪選舉➤last上一次選舉➤recent最近的選舉▸➤early提前選舉◇The prime minister may decide to call an early election.首相可能決定提前舉行大選。➤scheduled安排好日程的選舉◇the scheduled Lebanese elections in May預定在 5 月舉行的黎巴嫩選舉➤forthcoming, upcoming (especially NAmE) 即將到來的選舉➤special補缺選舉▸➤primary (in the US) , run-off (especially NAmE) 初選；（票數相同者之間的）決勝選舉／（第一次投票後在票數最高的兩名候選人之間進行的）第二次預選➤midterm, off-year (NAmE) 中期／非大選年選舉➤recall (= an election to remove an elected official from office) (NAmE) 罷免選舉◇The Governor faces an unprecedented recall election.州長正面臨着前所未有的罷免選舉。➤county, federal, local, municipal, national, nationwide, provincial, regional, state, statewide (NAmE) 郡選舉；聯邦選舉；地方選舉；市政選舉；國家選舉；全國選舉；省級選舉；地區選舉；州選舉▸➤congressional, council, general, gubernatorial, judicial, leadership, legislative, local-government, mayoral, papal, parliamentary, party, presidential, Senate國會／市政會／全民／州長／司法／領導層／立法會／地方政府／市長／教宗／議會／政黨／總統／參議院選舉➤school board學校董事會選舉➤student council, student government, student union (BrE) 學生會選舉VERB + ELECTION➤conduct, have, hold, run舉行選舉▸➤call宣佈舉行選舉▸➤contest, fight參加競選▸➤run for, stand for (especially BrE) 參選➤dispute對選舉提出異議◇a bitterly disputed election一場有激烈爭議的選舉➤lose, win落選；當選➤concede承認選舉失敗➤sweep (NAmE) 在選舉中大獲全勝◇The party swept Turkish elections in November.該黨在土耳其 11 月的選舉中大獲全勝。➤affect, influence影響選舉➤sway, swing, tip (especially NAmE) 扭轉／轉變／左右選舉結果◇votes which could swing the entire national election可以改變整個國家選舉結果的投票➤decide, determine決定選舉結果◇The people will decide this election and they will prove all the polls wrong.民眾將決定這次選舉，同時將證明所有的民意調查都是錯的。➤organize, schedule (especially NAmE) 組織／安排選舉➤monitor, oversee, supervise監督選舉➤cancel, delay, postpone取消／推遲／延期選舉➤derail破壞選舉◇The violence in the country will not derail the elections.該國的暴力事件不會影響選舉的進程。➤fix, manipulate, rig, steal操縱選舉；竊取選舉◇claims that voter fraud had stolen the election for the Republicans共和黨勝選的投票人舞弊之說➤boycott抵制選舉ELECTION + VERB➤take place選舉舉行▸➤be due, be scheduled for選舉日期定於⋯◇Elections are scheduled for November.選舉定於 11 月舉行。➤approach, loom選舉臨近ELECTION + NOUN➤campaign競選活動▸➤manifesto, pledge, promise競選宣言／誓言／許諾➤statement競選聲明➤issue競選議題◇Education is a key election issue.教育是競選中的一個重要議題。➤debate選舉辯論➤strategy選舉策略➤battle, contest選舉戰；競選➤turnout選舉投票率◇The election turnout in 2008 was high.2008 年選舉投票率很高。➤ballot, poll選票；選舉民意調查➤outcome, result, returns (especially NAmE) 選舉結果◇A lot hangs on the election result.很多事情取決於選舉結果。◇All counties have now certified their election returns.所有的縣都已確認了各自的選舉結果。➤defeat, victory選舉失利；選舉勝利▸➤broadcast, coverage, news選舉廣播／報道／新聞➤procedure, process, system選舉程序／過程／制度▸➤candidate選舉候選人➤administrator, commissioner, judge, monitor, observer, official, worker選舉專員／督察專員／法官／監督員／觀察員／官員／工作人員➤board, commission選舉委員會➤office選舉辦公室▸➤date, day, eve, night, period, season, time, year選舉日期；選舉日；選舉前夜；選舉當天晚上；選舉期間；選舉季；選舉時期；選舉年◇It was successful in rallying voters at election time.選舉時召集選民隊伍的舉措獲得成功。➤cycle選舉週期◇The US is reaching the end of its latest presidential election cycle.美國最近的總統選舉週期即將結束。➤fraud選舉舞弊➤reform選舉改革PREPOSITION➤at an/the election, in an/the election在選舉中⋯◇in the 2001 general election2001 年大選中➤by election通過選舉◇Membership of the committee is by election.委員會成員經由選舉產生。➤election to獲選入⋯◇her election to the Senate她當選參議院議員PHRASES➤the outcome of an election選舉結果▸➤the run-up to an election選舉前的競選時期◇opinion poll results in the run-up to elections選舉前的民意測驗結果
TOEFL BNC: 638 COCA: 801
election noun
⇨ election (a presidential election) ⇨ choice 1 (her election to the post)the electric chair noun
⇨ executionelection

noun

election ♦︎ vote ♦︎ poll ♦︎ referendum ♦︎ ballot ♦︎ exit poll ♦︎ straw poll ♦︎ show of handsThese are all words for an event in which people choose a representative or decide sth by voting. 這些詞均表示選舉、表決。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an election / a vote / a poll / a referendum / a ballot on sth◆a democratic / free election / vote / poll / ballot◆a secret election / vote / ballot◆a national / local election / poll / referendum / ballot◆a state election / poll / referendum◆to conduct an election / a vote / a poll / a referendum / a ballot / an exit poll◆to have an election / a vote / a poll / a referendum / a ballot / a show of hands◆to hold an election / a vote / a poll / a referendum / a ballot◆to call / lose / win an election / a vote / a referendum / a ballot◆an election / a vote / a poll / a referendum / a ballot takes place◆the outcome / result of an election / a vote / a poll / a referendum / a ballot■ election [countable, uncountable] an occasion on which people officially choose a political representative or government by voting （對政治代表或政府的）選舉，推選◆Who did you vote for in the last election?上屆選舉你投了誰的票？◆The first election results will be coming in very soon.第一次選舉結果很快會公布。◆ (BrE) Labour won a landslide victory in the 1945 general election (= a national election for a new government).工黨在1945年的大選中以壓倒性的得票獲勝。◆He first stood for election when he was 21.21歲時他首次參加競選。◆She's yet to say whether she will be running for election.她還沒有明確表示是否參加競選。  see also elect ⇨ appoint ■ vote [countable] an occasion on which a group of people vote for sb/sth 投票；選舉；表決◆They took a vote on who should be their new leader.他們投票選出新一任領導人。◆I think it's time to put this issue to the vote.我認爲就這一問題進行表決的時候到了。◆The vote was unanimous (= everyone voted the same way).表決一致通過。  see also vote sb in ⇨ appoint ■ poll pəʊl; NAmE poʊl [countable] ( the polls [plural]) (especially journalism 尤用於新聞) the process of voting in an election 選舉投票◆The final result of the poll will be known tomorrow.最終的投票結果將於明天公布。◆They suffered a resounding defeat at the polls.他們在選舉中慘敗。◆The polls close (= voting ends) at 10 pm.投票於晚上10點結束。◆Thursday is traditionally the day when Britain goes to the polls (= votes in an election).星期四是英國傳統的投票日。■ referendum [countable] an occasion on which all the adults in a country can vote on a particular issue （對某一議題的）全民投票，全民公決◆The president called a referendum on the new divorce laws.總統宣布就新的離婚法案進行全民公決。◆The issue will be decided by referendum.這一議題將由全民公決來裁定。■ ballot ˈbælət [uncountable, countable] the system of voting by marking an election paper, especially in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held （無記名）投票選舉；投票表決◆The leader will be chosen by secret ballot.領導人將通過無記名投票選舉産生。◆The union cannot call a strike unless it holds a ballot amongst its members.工會未經會員投票表決不得發動罷工。ⓘ Ballot is usually used about a vote within an organization rather than an occasion on which the public vote. * ballot通常指組織内部的投票表決，而非公開選舉。   see also ballot ⇨ survey verb ■ ˈexit poll [countable] an occasion on which people who have just voted are asked how they voted. This is used to try to predict the final result before the votes have been officially counted. 投票後民意調查◆Exit polls show that the Republicans are slightly ahead.投票後民意調查顯示共和黨以微弱優勢領先。■ ˌstraw ˈpoll [countable] an occasion on which a number of people are asked in an informal way to give their opinion about sth 非正式民意調查◆I took a quick straw poll among my colleagues to see how many agreed.我随便問了幾個同事，看看有多少人同意。■ show of ˈhands

idiom

an occasion on which a group of people vote on sth by raising their hands 舉手表決◆OK, let's have a show of hands. Who's in favour of the proposal?好吧，我們舉手表決。誰贊成這個提議？
TOEFL BNC: 638 COCA: 801

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