单词 | by-election |
释义 | by-election Word forms: by-elections countable noun A by-election is an election that is held to choose a new member of parliament when a member has resigned or died. [British] The party failed to make progress in either of two by-elections. Collocations: hold a by-election These candidates were declared elected unopposed with effect from the date of the closing of nominations, and there was no need to hold a by-election. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Changing parties without holding a by-election would feel like a betrayal, he said. Times, Sunday Times He contested the seat the last time it held a by-election in 1994 and said that he preferred to concentrate on raising the party's profile around the country. Times, Sunday Times Prior to the election, there had been several by-elections held with no change to the council composition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Parliamentary by-election gains have not always proved enduring, but the oxygen of publicity has been invaluable. Times, Sunday Times It hasn't yet won a parliamentary by-election. Times, Sunday Times They have not gained a single parliamentary by-election since 1982. Times, Sunday Times She then ran unsuccessfully in a parliamentary by-election a few months later. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Spectacular localgovernment and parliamentary by-elections fuelled and buoyed their rise. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 补缺选举 Japanese: 補欠選挙 |
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