单词 | general election |
释义 | general electionWord forms: plural general elections 1. countable noun In Britain, a general election is an election where everyone votes for people to represent them in Parliament. 2. countable noun In the United States, a general election is a local, state, or national election where the candidates have been selected by a primary election. Compare primary. general election in British Englishnoun 1. an election in which representatives are chosen in all constituencies of a state 2. US a final election from which successful candidates are sent to a legislative body Compare primary (sense 13)3. (in the US) a national or state election or (in Canada) a federal or provincial election in contrast to a local election general election in American English US 1. an election to choose from among candidates previously nominated in a primary election, by party convention, etc. 2. a nationwide or statewide election Examples of 'general election' in a sentence |
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