election
noun
ɪˈlekʃən
noun
1
when
people
vote
to
choose
someone
for
an
official
position
选举
C | BrE :
The
Labour
Party
won
the
2001
election
by
a
huge
majority.
工党在 2001 年选举中以很大的优势获胜。
Elections
will
be
held
on
14
February.
选举将于 2 月 14 日举行。
local/municipal/state/national
election
He
will
be
fighting
local
elections
next
May.
他将于明年5月参加当地的竞选。
presidential/mayoral/parliamentary
etc
election
The
next
presidential
election
is
due
in
two
years.
下一届总统竞选两年后举行。
stand
for
election
She
was
one
of
the
first
women
to
stand
for
election
to
parliament.
她是最早参加议会选举的女性之一。
run
for
election
2
the
fact
of
being
elected
to
an
official
position
当选
singular 单数
Within
three
months
of
his
election
he
was
forced
to
resign.
他当选后不到三个月就被迫辞职。
sb’s
election
to
sth
his
election
to
Parliament
他的入选议会;