election
n. 選舉; 當選
An election is a process in which people vote to choose a person or group of people to hold an official position.
...the first fully free elections for more than fifty years...
50多年來第一次完全自由的選舉
During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet...
在競選活動中,他承諾恢復經濟活力。
The election of a particular person or group of people is their success in winning an election.
...the election of the Labour government in 1964.
1964年工黨政府當選
...his election as president...
他當選總統
1. a vote to select the winner of a position or political office;
2. the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice;
3. the status or fact of being elected;
4. the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
choice, alternative, preference, option, selection, election
這些名詞均含有"選擇"之意。
The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory.
他們操縱選票的訊息使他們在選舉中獲得的勝利大為減色.
The election campaign heated up in that state.
該州競選運動激烈起來了.
They intend to win the next election on the plank of developing trade.
他們想以發展貿易的綱領來贏得下次選舉.
The government will probably fall at the coming election.
在即將到來的大選中,該政府很可能要垮臺.
The government has been charged with walking out on its election promises.
政府因未能履行大選中所許下的種種諾言而受到指責.