electorate
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++e·lec·to·rate /ɪˈlektərət/ ●○○ noun [singular] PPVPGCall the people in a country who have the right to vote 〔一个国家的〕全体选民 A majority of the electorate oppose the law. 大多数选民反对这项法规。Examples from the Corpus
electorate• Hence the relationship between members of the Congress and their local electorate is much less affected by national party considerations.• Nor will it do so in countries where genuine political democracy is firmly established and the electorate will no longer support the objectives.• All referendums so far have failed to reach the required majority, although more than half the electorate voted in favour.• He has been accused of misleading the electorate.• But 26m voters, or 69 % of the electorate, abstained.• Low rents are seen as a form of bribery of the electorate.• Research has shown that thirty percent of the electorate have still not decided how they will vote.• Seventy-two percent of the electorate decided to voice an opinion.• The electorate of the capital, Titograd, also voted to reinstate the city's old name of Podgorica.e·lec·to·rate nounChineseSyllable
a country the all in people who have Corpus
electorate
e‧lec‧to‧rate /ɪˈlektərət, ɪˈlektərɪt/
noun [singular]
A majority of the electorate oppose the law.
e‧lec‧to‧rate /ɪˈlektərət, ɪˈlektərɪt/
noun [singular] Word Family: noun: election, re-election, elector, electorate, electioneering; adjective: elected ≠ unelected, electoral, elect; verb: elect, re-elect; adverb: electorally
all the people in a country who have the right to vote: Running for election 参加选举
conduct/hold an election/a referendum举行选举／全民公决 ( especially
NAmE run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House竞选公职；参加竞选；竞选州长／市长／总统／美国总统 ( especially
BrE stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term参加竞选；竞选公职／议会议员；当工党候选人；竞选连任 hold/call/contest a general/national election举行／要求／角逐大选／全国选举 launch/run a presidential election campaign开始总统竞选活动 support/back a candidate支持候选人 sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate说服选民／全体选民 appeal to/attract/woo/target ( swing voters/NAmE ( floating votersBrE 吸引游离选民；寻求游离选民的支持；瞄准游离选民 fix/rig/steal an election/the vote操纵选举；暗中舞弊获取选票
Voting 投票
go to/be turned away from ( a polling station/especially
BrE ( a polling placeNAmE 去／被拒绝进入投票站投票 cast a/your vote/ballot (for sb)投（某人）一票 vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party投票给保守党候选人／民主党 mark/spoil your ballot paper在选票上做标记；投废票 count ( the postal votes/BrE ( the absentee ballotsespecially
NAmE 清点邮寄选票数 go to/be defeated at the ballot box去投票箱投票；竞选失败 get/win/receive/lose votes赢得／失去选票 get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote赢得大众／黑人／拉美裔／穆斯林 (60%) 的选票 win the election/(in the US ) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power赢得大选／（美国的）初选／议会中的一个席位／多数票／权力 lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat在选举中失败；失去多数人的支持／席位 win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)以压倒多数的选票获胜／掌权 elect/re-elect sb (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman选举／再度选举某人为市长／总统／议员／参议员／国会议员／国会女议员
Taking power 掌权
be sworn into office/in as president宣誓就职／就任总统 take/administer (in the US ) the oath of office（美国）宣誓就职；听取就职宣誓 swear/take (in the UK ) an/the oath of allegiance（英国）宣誓效忠 give/deliver (in the US ) the president's inaugural address发表（美国）总统就职演说 take/enter/hold/leave office就职；任职；离职 appoint sb (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister任命某人为大使／州长／法官／部长 form a government/a cabinet组建政府／内阁 serve two terms as prime minister/in office任两届总理；两届任职