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    polling station

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Voting
    ˈpolling ˌstation British English, polling place American English noun [countable]  PPVthe place where people go to vote in an election 投票站
    Examples from the Corpus
    polling station• In Kandal province, which surrounds the capital Phnom Penh, every polling station could be hit.• Mr Berisha's Democratic party alleged widespread electoral fraud by the government and intimidation of polling station officials by the police.• In many counties people only found out they were on the felons list when they arrived at the polling station.
    ˈpolling ˌstation nounChineseSyllable
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    polling station
    ˈpolling ˌstation British English, ˈpolling ˌplace American English noun [countable]
    the place where people go to vote in an election


    polling stationBrE /ˈpəʊlɪŋ steɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpoʊlɪŋ steɪʃn/ 🔊 (especially BrE) (NAmE usually ˈpolling place) nouna building where people go to vote in an election 投票站；投票点<titled tranID="34" status="2">Voting in elections<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>在选举中投票</chn></titled>

    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 (NAmE) swing voters/(BrE) floating voters 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 (especially BrE) a polling station/(NAmE) a polling place 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 (BrE) the postal votes/(especially NAmE) the absentee ballots 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
     ➡ collocations at economy, politics