(in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition
to get sth open by tapping or striking it / (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门[xx5 de5 da4 men2]) to open the door to ~ / to gain access to ~
United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process Established by the General Assembly in its Resolution 54 / 33, in Order to Facilitate the Annual Review by the Assembly of Developments in Ocean Affairs / United Nations Oceans Process
Bayan (name) / Bayan of the Baarin (1236-1295), Mongol Yuan general under Khubilai Khan, victorious over the Southern Song 1235-1239 / Bayan of the Merkid (-1340), Yuan dynasty general and politician
General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Annexes thereto / General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina / Dayton Peace Agreement / Dayton Agreement
General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Annexes thereto / General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina / Dayton Peace Agreement / Dayton Agreement
General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Annexes thereto / General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina / Dayton Peace Agreement / Dayton Agreement
twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly on the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and further initiatives
twenty-fifth special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly for an overall review and appraisal of the implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II)
Representative of the Secretary-General for the Investments of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund / Representative of the Secretary-General for the Investments of the Fund
twenty-first special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly for the overall review and appraisal of the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development
twenty-third special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly to appraise and assess the progress achieved in the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women and the Beijing Declara
twenty-third special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly to appraise and assess the progress achieved in the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women and the Beijing Declara
sixteenth special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly on apartheid and its destructive consequences in southern Africa
eighteenth special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly on international economic cooperation
The four tones
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