| 单词 | vote-getting | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasvote-getting  a.   With participles, agent nouns, and verbal nouns, forming compounds in which vote (see sense  2a) expresses the object of the underlying verb, as in  vote-catching,  vote-getting,  vote-splitting,  vote winning (adjectives and nouns);  vote catcher,  vote-getter,  vote loser,  vote seeker,  vote-splitter,  vote winner, etc. ΚΠ 1820    St. Louis 		(Missouri)	 Enquirer 2 Aug.  				Men who..staid at home learning how to fill an office with advantage to the country and credit to themselves instead of making vote-begging-expeditions by day and night. 1887    T. H. Huxley in  Life & Lett. Darwin 		(1887)	 II. 195  				In the form of a vote-catching resolution. 1906    Springfield 		(Mass.)	 Weekly Republican 1 Nov. 3  				He is also a strong campaigner, and has proved himself a vote-getter. 1923    Weekly Disp. 13 May 2/2  				The wild men pin their faith to the Capital Levy as a vote-catcher. 1931    Economist 17 Oct. 723/1  				Vote-splitting will be avoided as far as possible. 1950    W. S. Churchill In Balance 		(1951)	 391  				Great harm was done to national interests at the General Election by the policy of the Liberal Party in running hopeless or vote-splitting candidatures in hundreds of constituencies. a1974    R. Crossman Diaries 		(1975)	 I. 150  				Immigration can be the greatest potential vote-loser for the Labour Party. 1991    Mirabella Feb. 32/3  				When the hurly burly of vote catching is transformed by a charisma powerful enough to move an entire nation, a myth is made. 1997    Fortnight Feb. 15/1  				Flag-waving patriotism is a great vote-winner. 2009    Economist 20 June 63/1  				The government's eagerness to boost spending to counter the recession is ideal for populist vote-getting. 2016    Winnipeg Free Press 10 Aug.  a5/1  				Republicans lamented another wasted campaign day, stuck in controversy rather than rolling toward a vote-winning message. < as lemmas  | 
	
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