election

noun

1. 选举，推选（尤指从政）
   the process of choosing a person or a group of people for a position, especially a political position, by voting
   1. election campaigns/results
      竞选运动；选举结果
   2. to win/lose an election
      在选举中获胜 / 失败
   3. to fight an election
      参加竞选
   4. to vote in an election
      参加投票选举
   5. In America, presidential elections are held every four years.
      美国每四年举行一次总统选举。
   6. The prime minister is about to call (= announce) an election .
      首相即将宣布举行大选。
   7. How many candidates are standing for election ?
      有多少候选人参加竞选？
   8. to run for election
      参加竞选
2. 当选
   the fact of having been chosen by election
   1. We welcome his election as president.
      我们欢迎他当选总统。
   2. a year after her election to the committee
      她获选进入该委员会之后一年

1. N-VAR 选举；推举
   An election is a process in which people vote to choose a person or group of people to hold an official position.
   1. ...the first fully free elections for more than fifty years...
      50多年来第一次完全自由的选举
   2. During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet...
      在竞选活动中，他承诺恢复经济活力。
   3. The final election results will be announced on Friday...
      星期五将公布最终选举结果。
   4. Many residents say they have little or no idea who's standing for election.
      很多居民说他们几乎不知道谁在竞选。
2. N-UNCOUNT 当选；选举获胜
   The election of a particular person or group of people is their success in winning an election.
   1. ...the election of the Labour government in 1964.
      1964年工党政府当选
   2. ...his election as president...
      他当选总统
   3. The Democrat candidate is the favorite to win election.
      民主党候选人最有希望赢得选举。

1. In the Greek general election, the New Democracy party has claimed victory.
   新民主党在希腊大选中获胜。
2. Ron has been right about the result of every General Election but one
   罗恩对于历届大选结果都预测对了，只有一次除外。
3. The country's election commission has advanced the date of parliamentary elections by three days.
   该国的选举委员会将议会选举日期提前了3天。
4. The election was held six months ahead of schedule
   选举提前了6个月举行。
5. The election campaign has been fought not in street rallies but on the airwaves
   此次竞选大战不是以街头集会的方式进行，而是通过电视和广播一决胜负。
6. If there is an election in your area, you should go and vote.
   如果你所居住的地区进行选举，你应该去参加投票。
7. During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet
   他在竞选时许诺将重振经济。
8. The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest
   定于11月举行的州选举将是明年总统竞选前最后一次此类投票选举。
9. The election campaign has now entered its final, decisive phase
   选举活动现在已进入了最后的决定性阶段。
10. The final election results will be announced on Friday
    星期五将公布最终选举结果。
11. Many residents say they have little or no idea who's standing for election.
    很多居民说他们几乎不知道谁在竞选。
12. The Democrat candidate is the favorite to win election.
    民主党候选人最有希望赢得选举。
13. The date of the election was fixed
    选举日期定下来了。
14. He delivered his election forecast
    他公布了自己对选举的预测。
15. Neither of the front-runners in the presidential election is a mainstream politician.
    总统选举中的两位领先者都不是主流政治家。
16. Last week, in the heat of the election campaign, the Prime Minister left for America.
    上周，当竞选活动进行到白热化时，首相启程去了美国。
17. He resigned as finance minister only weeks before the election and stood against big-business interests.
    他在大选到来仅几周前辞去了财政部长职务，并抵制大公司利益集团。
18. He won last month's presidential election by a landslide
    他以压倒性多数赢得上月的总统选举。
19. There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president.
    现任总统当选之后，政治暴力进入了一段暂时的平静期。
20. He declined to give any information on the Presidential election
    他拒绝透露任何有关总统选举的消息。
21. The Conservative Party's victory in April's general election persuaded him to run for President again
    4月保守党在大选中获胜促使他再次竞选总统。
22. Opinion polls are an unreliable predictor of election outcomes
    民意测验并不能对选举结果进行可靠预测。
23. He won the election because the Democrats self-destructed in their primary.
    民主党在初选中自毁长城，所以才让他赢得了选举。
24. Felipe Gonzalez won a fourth term of office in Spain's election.
    费利佩·冈萨雷斯在西班牙选举中获得第4次连任。
25. She was unceremoniously dumped to be replaced by a leader who could win the election
    她被人踢掉了，取而代之的是一个能够赢得选举的领导人物。
26. He says he's counting on undecided voters to help him win next week's election.
    他说他寄希望于尚未作出决定的选民帮他赢得下周的选举。
27. We had an election last year.
    去年我们进行了一次选举。
28. He defeated his opponents in this election.
    他在这次选举中击败了对手。
29. The election of the new government was met by a challenge from its opponents.
    新政府当选的合法性受到了反对派的挑战。

noun

1. the act of selecting someone or something
   1. her election of medicine as a profession

2. a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
   1. the results of the election will be announced tonight

3. the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)

4. the status or fact of being elected
   1. they celebrated his election