竞选 競選 jìng xuǎn to take part in an election / to run for office 选举 選舉 xuǎn jǔ to elect / election / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] syn 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (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 站台 zhàn tái platform (at a railway station) / (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate) / (Tw) website syn 大选 大選 dà xuǎn general election 出马 出馬 chū mǎ to set out (on a campaign) / to stand for election / to throw one's cap in the ring syn 参选 參選 cān xuǎn to be a candidate in an election or other selection process / to run for office / to turn out to vote 落选 落選 luò xuǎn to fail to be chosen (or elected) / to lose an election syn 初选 初選 chū xuǎn primary election 预选 預選 yù xuǎn preselection / short-listing / primary election 胜出 勝出 shèng chū to come out on top / to win (in an election, contest etc) / success / victory syn 重点 重點 chóng diǎn to recount (e.g. results of election) / to re-evaluate syn 一轮 一輪 yī lún first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) 第二轮 第二輪 dì èr lún second round (of match, or election) 第一轮 第一輪 dì yī lún first round (of match, or election) 买票 買票 mǎi piào to buy tickets / (Tw) to buy votes (in an election) 直选 直選 zhí xuǎn direct election 二轮 二輪 èr lún second round (of a match or election) 选举委员会 選舉委員會 xuǎn jǔ wěi yuán huì Election Committee (Hong Kong) 补选 補選 bǔ xuǎn by-election 贿选 賄選 huì xuǎn to buy votes (in an election) syn 直接选举 直接選舉 zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ direct election 参选人 參選人 cān xuǎn rén election participant / candidate 投票率 tóu piào lǜ proportion of vote / turnout in election 等额选举 等額選舉 děng é xuǎn jǔ non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats) / single-candidate election 间接选举 間接選舉 jiān jiē xuǎn jǔ indirect election 大获全胜 大獲全勝 dà huò quán shèng to seize total victory (idiom) / an overwhelming victory / to win by a landslide (in election) syn 差额选举 差額選舉 chā é xuǎn jǔ competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats) 假秤 jiǎ chèng rigged scale (used to deceive customers by displaying incorrect weight) 鬼秤 guǐ chèng (coll.) rigged scale (used to deceive customers by displaying incorrect weight) 选举团式选举 選舉團式選舉 xuǎn jǔ tuán shì xuǎn jǔ caucus-style election / caucus election 多党选举 多黨選舉 duō dǎng xuǎn jǔ multiparty election 竞选活动 競選活動 jìng xuǎn huó dòng (election) campaign 选举法庭 選舉法庭 xuǎn jǔ fǎ tíng election court 总统大选 總統大選 zǒng tǒng dà xuǎn presidential election 总统选举 總統選舉 zǒng tǒng xuǎn jǔ presidential election 公举 公舉 gōng jǔ public election 胜选 勝選 shèng xuǎn to win an election 地方选举 地方選舉 dì fāng xuǎn jǔ local election 败战 敗戰 bài zhàn to lose a war / fig. the loser (in a competition or election) 暗箱操作 àn xiāng cāo zuò covert activities (election rigging etc) / under-the-table manipulations / black operations 竞选副手 競選副手 jìng xuǎn fù shǒu election assistant / running mate 竞选搭档 競選搭檔 jìng xuǎn dā dàng election partner / running mate 选情 選情 xuǎn qíng the state of play in an election / the current state of a candidate's campaign 选战 選戰 xuǎn zhàn election campaign 助选 助選 zhù xuǎn to assist in a candidate's election campaign (Tw) 临时选举委员会 Provisional Election Commission 中期选举 midterm election 相对多数决制 plurality election 选举保安部队 xuǎn jǔ bǎo ān bù duì election security forces 首席选举专员 shǒu xí xuǎn jǔ zhuān yuán Chief Election Commissioner 中央选举委员会 Central Election Commission 先期选举规划股 Advance Election Planning Unit 多议席选举 duō yì xí xuǎn jǔ multi-member election 单议席选举 single-member election 选举集会 election rally 包容性选举 bāo róng xìng xuǎn jǔ inclusive election 市政选举委员会 市政選舉委員會 municipal election commission 联合选举工作中心 聯合選舉工作中心 Joint Election Operation Centre 企业选举基金 企業選舉基金 qǐ yè xuǎn jǔ jī jīn Business Election Fund 国际选举观察团 國際選舉觀察團 International Election Observation Mission 选举核证 選舉核證 xuǎn jǔ hé zhèng election certification 国际选举观察工作原则宣言 國際選舉觀察工作原則宣言 Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation 第二轮选举 第二輪選舉 run-off election / run-off 选举进程信息收集 選舉進程信息收集 Election Process Information Collection 胜者全得制 勝者全得制 winner-take-all election / winner-take-all method 选举观察协调员 選舉觀察協調員 Election Observation Coordinator 竞争性选举 競爭性選舉 competitive election 非洲选举管理座谈会 非洲選舉管理座談會 Colloquium on African Election Administration 常设选举委员会 常設選舉委員會 Permanent Election Commission 高级选举委员会 高級選舉委員會 High Election Committee 联邦选举委员会 聯邦選舉委員會 Union Election Commission 津巴布韦选举支助网 津巴布韋選舉支助網 Zimbabwe Election Support Network 国际观察员行为守则 國際觀察員行為守則 Code of Conduct for International Election Observers 选举控诉和申诉小组委员会 選舉控訴和申訴小組委員會 Election Complaints and Appeals Subcommission 非洲选举事务当局协会 非洲選舉事務當局協會 Association of African Election Authorities 欧洲联盟选举观察团 歐洲聯盟選舉觀察團 European Union Election Observation Mission 人民院选举法 人民院選舉法 Law of the Election of Pyithu Hluttaw 民族院选举法 民族院選舉法 Law of the Election of Amyothar Hluttaw 国际选举观察员 國際選舉觀察員 international election observer 塔吉克斯坦联合选举观察团 塔吉克斯坦聯合選舉觀察團 Joint election observation mission in Tajikistan 选举后时期筹备工作小组委员会 選舉後時期籌備工作小組委員會 Subcommittee on Preparations for the Post-Election Period 非洲选举管理讨论会 非洲選舉管理討論會 African Election Administration Colloquium 常设选举法 常設選舉法 permanent election law 选后暴力 選後暴力 post-election violence 桩脚 樁腳 zhuāng jiǎo pier foundation (architecture) / (Tw) politically influential figure enlisted to support one side in an election 绑桩 綁樁 bǎng zhuāng (Tw) to buy off influential people (in an election, a call for tenders etc) 被选举权 被選舉權 bèi xuǎn jǔ quán the right to be elected / the right to stand for election 后援会 後援會 hòu yuán huì support group (e.g. for an election candidate) / fan club 间接选举 間接選舉 jiàn jiē xuǎn jǔ indirect election 退选 退選 tuì xuǎn to withdraw from an election / to drop out of an elective course 应选 應選 yìng xuǎn to run for election / to be selected / to be elected 铁票区 鐵票區 tiě piào qū (Tw) safe seat (in an election) / stronghold (for a political party or candidate) / a district in which a majority of voters consistently votes for a particular party or candidate 