| 单词 | elect |
| 释义 | elect (ɪlekt ) Word forms: elects , electing , elected 1. verb B2 When people elect someone, they choose that person to represent them, by voting for them. The people of the Philippines have voted to elect a new president. [VERB noun] Manchester College elected him Principal in 1956. [VERB noun noun] The country is about to take a radical departure by electing a woman as its new president. [VERB noun + as] Synonyms: vote for, choose, pick, determine elected adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 ...the country's democratically elected president. 2. verb If you elect to do something, you choose to do it. [formal] After six months he elected to take early retirement [VERB to-infinitive] 3. adjective [noun ADJECTIVE] Elect is added after words such as ' president' or ' governor' to indicate that a person has been elected to the post but has not officially started to carry out the duties involved. [formal] ...the date when the president-elect takes office. Synonyms: future, to-be, coming, next Collocations: elect a government To elect a government with a longterm economic plan or one gripped by short-term panic. The Sun What if they elect a government with a mandate to leave the euro? Times, Sunday Times It would be wise not to read too much into an election when turnout was so different, by type, from the one that will elect the government next year. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes we elect a government because we want it to trample on the barons of local government and get on with making the country richer. Times, Sunday Times And we should elect a government willing to make these changes. Globe and Mail Underneath the constitution, the people had the right to elect the governor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He may be subjected to a recall vote, but unlike a referendum, the voters elect the governor of their choice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet even after she was elected governor, the vendetta continued. Times, Sunday Times No one paid much attention to the fact that she had been elected governor of a state. Times, Sunday Times It separated the government's powers into judicial, legislative, and executive branches and granted the people (as opposed to the legislature) the ability to elect a governor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Out-of-touch judges should be given their marching orders and replaced by elected judges. The Sun She was first elected a judge in 1990 and has been on the court of appeals since 1994. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The remaining three are elected by the already elected judges. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was elected judge to the sixth judicial district in 1875. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Following the convention, he was elected judge of the state's 12th circuit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the forum where he once spoke for more than seven hours, 1,300 party members who meet every five years to elect the leadership gave him a standing ovation. Times, Sunday Times In reality, the church countryside was controlled by a cadre of charter members, who used their money and power of intimidation to thwart the elected leadership. Christianity Today Every two years the congress elects the leadership of the party's organisation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each zone, like the organization as a whole, has elected leadership who work to coordinate the activities and needs of the community in their areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We have 650 elected legislators democratically elected by the people. The Sun He was elected legislator three times in a row serving from 1992 to 2001. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was also elected legislator in three occasions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It achieved limited electoral success at the outset, though it elected some legislators and mayors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The constitution sets forth the method of electing legislators and gives their terms as two years for representatives to the assembly and four years for senators. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The town held its first election to elect a mayor and six at large councillors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Residents elect a mayor, four single-member district council members, and two at-large members. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Under this system the citizens elect a mayor and five council members as the town's governing body. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Municipal elections usually elect a mayor and city council and often also a school board. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From among themselves, the councillors elect a mayor and a deputy mayor who preside over about 10 standing committees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Gaining the most votes in state primaries ensures the support of delegates, who will elect the party candidates. The Sun We no longer elect a party of government, rather a 'visionary dictator'. Times, Sunday Times Following the selection process the candidates will elect a party leader and committee. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was an intense campaign to win the support of the roughly 1,500 delegates from party branches all over the country, who would elect the party officers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If elected the party would bring rail franchises back into public ownership when they expired, if not before. Times, Sunday Times Innocent's reign had been little better and so cardinals were inclined to elect a pope who would bring repute back to the papacy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was elected pope at 4:30pm with a total of 38 votes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He canonized a record number of individuals since he was elected pope in 2013. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His involvement with the university continued until he was elected pope in 1978. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This signaled that the first ballot had been held without electing a pope. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When they elect a president here, they call him the leader of the free world. Times, Sunday Times Would it be so unreasonable to elect a president or figurehead on merit? Times, Sunday Times If we do not elect a president, then the responsibility will hang heavily over those who don't vote for him. Times, Sunday Times All of these groups dislike one another, but they put aside their differences every four years to form teams and elect a president. Times,Sunday Times The council of ministers will then meet to elect the president and high representative by qualified majority. Times, Sunday Times We also decide to elect a representative per table to keep an eye on the politicians. Times, Sunday Times A voter may elect a representative from the congressional district of residence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The coalition parties divide the various ministries among themselves and after this, the parties elect their representative to these ministries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Voters and elected representatives need to know their leaders have a strategy. Times, Sunday Times Politics had fallen to such a low level of esteem that voters expected their elected representatives to misbehave and misbehave badly. Times, Sunday Times He was elected a senator in 1879, and, in spite of failing health, continued to the last a close student of his favorite subjects. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He returned home to find his country in the grip of strident anti-clericals; he was elected a senator and joined the opposition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was elected a senator in the 1985 general election. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In those days the state legislature elected the senators. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The session adjourned later that day without having elected a senator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A postal ballot was held to elect a successor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On that same day, eighteen cardinals present on his deathbed started proceedings to elect his successor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Only a dozen were left to elect a successor, and they divided into two parties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A new presidential election was required within a month to elect his successor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In fact, tradition called for the incumbent president to fade into the background during the campaign to elect his successor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the parliament elects the national government, the local assemblies elect their executive committees and their boards. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Moreover, the convention elects an executive board which creates committees and appoints members with special tasks and runs the day-to-day affairs of the association. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All full members make up the legislative body, which elects the executive body. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The general administrative body elects the executive board from among its members. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The membership also elects an executive board of 36 members to four-year terms as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He stood again for election in 2009 and was elected unanimously. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was elected unanimously by the 24 member states to chair the committee responsible for coordinating the activities of the bilateral donors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After a minimum of intrigue among the cardinals, he was able to secure enough votes for his candidacy after the second ballot to be elected unanimously. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He ran unopposed and was elected unanimously. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All the protesters are asking for is an elected government. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Not for a generation has Britain faced industrial militancy intended to bring down an elected government. Times, Sunday Times (2017) It was an attempt to bring down an elected government. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Yet this is the capital of a country without an elected government that could be on the brink of economic meltdown. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Stoke-on-Trent is to lose its elected mayor after residents voted in a referendum to replace the post with a council leader and cabinet. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The city now has an elected mayor. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The poll was called after city officials barred the system of an elected mayor and council manager. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Now they brief against democratically elected ministers for their objection to punishment without trial. Times, Sunday Times So policymakers should be elected ministers and those who implement the policy should be neutral and independent. Times, Sunday Times The governor still headed the executive, but the elected ministers had a majority. Times, Sunday Times Still, you can't help but feel that there should be more than one person standing for elected office, if only to flush out genuine debate. Times, Sunday Times Of the party's top candidates in each of the 11 regions, seven have previously stood for or held elected office. Times, Sunday Times He nevertheless remains barred from seeking elected office for several years. Times, Sunday Times Though some of the candidates have held, or stood for, elected office, others on the lists are nurses, teachers, doctors and carers. Times, Sunday Times Their leaders are barred from running for elected office. Times, Sunday Times If all shareholders elect the $35-a-share cash option, they will receive $20 a share and 0.429 of a right to a trust unit. Globe and Mail Shareholders elect nine directors for two-year terms, one-third being elected each year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Shareholders elect auditors for one-year terms, approve the annual report and other financial statements, and have other powers granted by law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even though the board of directors runs the company, the shareholder has some impact on the company's policy, as the shareholders elect the board of directors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Give the job to politicians, at least voters elect them and throw them out. The Sun We live in a parliamentary democracy in which voters elect representatives attached to parties. Times, Sunday Times Voters elect 75 councillors every four years, with the next elections due to be held in 2012. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instead of voting for a candidate at the primary or caucuses the voters elect the delegates directly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By contrast, in an indirect election, the voters elect a body which in turn elects the officeholder in question. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 推选 Japanese: 選挙する |
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