PPVan election in which all the people in a country who can voteelect a government 普选,大选
during the 1987 general election campaign
1987年大选竞选期间
an attempt to persuade the government to hold a general election (=have a general election)
说服政府举行大选的努力
Examples from the Corpus
general election• Although Billingretained his seat at the 1918 general election, ill health forced his retirement in 1921.• After the 1987 general election, Gould was considered Kinnock's natural successor.• Any party which failed to win a seat in a general election would be automatically dissolved.• If Walden carries out his threat, the Tory government would fall, leading to a general election.• With little pressure from that quarter for an early general election, Callaghan almost imperceptibly emerged with growing command.• Anderson has no opposition on the general electionballot.