| 单词 | controverted election |
| 释义 | > as lemmascontroverted election controverted election n. Politics (a) an election of which the validity or legality has been challenged; †(b) an election for which more than one candidate is standing (obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [noun] > of challenged validity controverted election1639 contested election1771 society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [noun] > contested controverted election1639 contested election1780 1639 W. Balcanquhall Large Declar. Tumults Scotl. 242 On Munday..they went on in the rest of the controverted elections, refusing to heare the Lord Carnaegie his election discussed. 1736 H. Fielding Pasquin ii. 14 Heaven send us a controverted Election. 1839 Dublin Rev. Aug. 37 Ireland having suffered more severely, than any other portion of the empire, from the abuses prevailing in the present mode of deciding controverted elections. 1977 W. A. Speck Stability & Strife 176 The number [of Tory MPs] had grown..as a result of decisions upon petitions relating to controverted elections. 2010 Vancouver Sun 10 Apr. a3/5 A serious enough violation of the act can mean a controverted election, a vacated seat and a byelection. < as lemmas |
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