| 单词 | election |
| 释义 | electionelection /ɪˈlɛkʃən/ ●●● W1 noun social studies, politics 1[countable] an occasion when people vote to choose someone for an official position: This year’s presidential election will take place on November 4. John McCain lost the election to Barack Obama in 2008. They declared that the country’s elections had been free and fair. There have been violent street protests in the run-up to the election (=the period of time before an election).► see thesaurus at vote22[uncountable] the fact of being elected to an official position: This is Sanders’s fourth trip to Washington since his election as governor. → see also general electionCOLLOCATIONSverbswin an election Who do you think will win the election?lose an election McCain lost the presidential election in 2008.hold an election (also conduct an election formal) The Iraqis will be holding elections in February.call an election (=arrange for an election to happen) In some countries, the prime minister can call an election at a time he or she thinks is appropriate.adjectives/nouns + electiona local election In local elections, the Democrats were the big winners.a state election In the state elections, the governor won a second term.a general/national election (=one in which the whole country votes) If he wins in New Hampshire, he could win in the general election.a federal election (=an election for Congress and the president) You must be a U.S. citizen to vote in a federal election.a primary election (=one in which people vote for one candidate to represent their political party in a general election) She shocked the political world by winning the Republican primary election for the Senate.a presidential election (=to elect a new president) He is the Democratic Party’s candidate for the next presidential election.a congressional election (=to elect people to Congress) People voted overwhelmingly Republican in the last congressional elections.a mayoral/gubernatorial election (=to elect a new mayor or governor) The mayoral elections are due to take place next month.a midterm election (=in the U.S. one that falls in the second year between presidential election years) The Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in the midterm election.a free election (=with everyone allowed to vote for who they want) The country’s first free elections were held this year.a democratic election There have been problems in the weeks before the country’s first democratic elections.a fair election The ruling party has promised that the elections will be fair.a special election (=one that is not at the normal time, to fill a position when someone leaves office early or dies) There will be a special election in May to fill the senator’s seat.a close election (=one that is won by a small number of votes) The presidential election in 2000 was extremely close.a runoff election (=another election when there is no clear winner of a previous election) If no candidate gets a majority of the votes, there will be a runoff election between the two top vote-getters.election + nounsan election victory/defeat He became president after a decisive election victory.the election results The election results have been coming in all night.an election campaign The election campaign got off to a bad start.an election promise/pledge (=one that is made while a person or party is trying to be elected) The president has broken all his election promises.an election year (=a year in which there is an election) Politicians don’t like to raise taxes in an election year.election day/night (=the day or night when people are voting and the votes are being counted) We urge all our supporters to get out and vote on election night.election time I’m sick of all those political pamphlets that come through my door at election time. |
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