单词 | re-election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
释义 | re-electre-e‧lect /ˌriː ɪˈlekt/ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE re-elect
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Longman Language Activatorto choose a government, leader, or representative by voting► elect Collocations to choose a government, leader, or representative by voting: · I think we should start by electing a new chairman.elect somebody leader/chariman/president etc: · Ken Livingstone was elected mayor of London in May 2000. ► vote in/into give someone a position of political power by voting for them: vote somebody/something in: · They always seem to vote in these corrupt, incompetent governments.vote somebody into power/office: · The conservatives have promised to cut taxes if they are voted into office. ► re-elect to elect someone to a position that they have had since the previous election: · The chairman and treasurer have both been re-elected for another year.re-elect somebody as something: · Simon Mungford has been re-elected as party leader. ► return British to elect a politician as a member of parliament - used especially in news reports: · Only 96 Conservative MPs were returned at the last election. ► nominate to formally suggest that someone should become one of the people who will be voted for in an election: · Whoever is nominated today will go forward to the leadership elections.nominate somebody for something: · By now it was clear that Bush was going to be nominated for President.nominate somebody as something: · I was nominated as chairman. WORD SETS► Votingabstain, verbabstention, nounadopt, verbballot, nounballot box, nounballot paper, nounblackball, verbby-election, nouncasting vote, nouncloture, nounconstituency, nounconstituent, noundeliver, verbdeposit, noundeselect, verbdisenfranchise, verbdisfranchise, verbdivision, noundoorstep, verbdream ticket, nounelect, verbelection, nounelectioneering, nounelective, adjectiveelector, nounelectoral, adjectiveelectoral register, nounelectorate, nounenfranchise, verbexit poll, nounfloating voter, nounfranchise, noungeneral election, nounhung parliament, nounlobby, nounmajority, nounmotion, nounno, nounoff-year, nounopen primary, nounoutvote, verboverall majority, nounplebiscite, nounplurality, nounpocket veto, nounpoint of order, nounpoll, nounpolling, nounpolling booth, nounpolling day, nounpolling station, nounpollster, nounPR, nounprimary, nounprimary election, nounproportional representation, nounpsephology, nounrecount, nounre-elect, verbreferendum, nounresolution, nounresolve, verbreturn, verbreturning officer, nounrig, verbrun, verbrun-off, nounscrutineer, nounshow of hands, nounslate, nounsplit ticket, nounspoil, verbsponsor, nounsponsor, verbstalking horse, nounstraight ticket, nounstraw poll, nounstronghold, nounsuffrage, nountactical voting, nounteller, nounthree-line whip, nounvote, verbvote of censure, nounvote of confidence, nounvote of no confidence, nounvoter, nounvoting machine, nounward, nounwrite-in, nounX, nounyea, nounyes, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► seeking re-election Word family Barnes is seeking re-election. WORD FAMILYnounelectionre-electionelectorelectorateelectioneeringadjectiveelected ≠ unelectedelectoralelectverbelectre-electadverbelectorally to elect someone again: Morris was re-elected for a third term.—re-election /-ˈlekʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]: Barnes is seeking re-election. |
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