单词 | pre-electoral |
释义 | > as lemmaspre-electoral pre-electoral adj. Brit. /ˌpriːᵻˈlɛkt(ə)rəl/ , /ˌpriːᵻˈlɛkt(ə)rl̩/ , U.S. /ˌpriəˈlɛkt(ə)rəl/ , /ˌpriiˈlɛkt(ə)rəl/ occurring before an election; cf. pre-election adj.ΚΠ 1895 St. James's Gaz. 12 Dec. 3/1 In their muddle-headed way, they wrongly supposed that pre-electoral heterodoxy would not necessarily be changed into orthodoxy even after a general election and a majority of 150. 1950 World Politics 2 520 Some dreaded a putsch, some ascribed the fever to pre-electoral turmoil. 2004 Toronto Star (Nexis) 22 May a1 A pre-electoral sop to the 1.3 million Cubans who now dwell in the United States. < as lemmas |
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