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شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: noun voting: The election will be in November.

Simple Definitions

2 general::   noun ADJ. fair, free | democratic, multi-party | rigged | direct, indirect | fresh, new | early The prime minister may decide to call an early election. | primary, run-off | federal, local, municipal, national, regional, state | congressional, council, general, gubernatorial, leadership, legislative, local government, mayoral, parliamentary, party, presidential, Senate VERB + ELECTION have, hold | call | contest, fight | stand for | lose, win | rig ELECTION + VERB take place | be due, be scheduled for Elections are scheduled for November. ELECTION + NOUN campaign | manifesto, pledge, promise | broadcast | candidate | defeat, victory | day, night, year | fraud PREP. at/in a/the ~ in the 2001 general election | by ~ Membership of the committee is by election. | ~ to her election to the Senate PHRASES the outcome of an election, the run-up to an election opinion poll results in the run-up to elections

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

3 general:: election an occasion when people choose a government or leader by voting: • the American presidential election • South Africa held its first multi-racial elections in 1994. ballot an occasion when the members of an organization vote by marking what they want on a piece of paper, especially to make sure that it is secret: • The result of the ballot showed that nurses were not in favour of a strike. referendum an occasion when everyone in a country votes on an important political subject: • In the Danish referendum, the people voted ‘no’ to joining the European single currency. the polls the process of voting in a political election – used especially in news reports: • 4,500,000 voters went to the polls in eight provinces to elect six governors. show of hands an act of voting informally for something by the people in a group raising their hands: • May I have a show of hands from all those in favour of the proposal?

Longman-Thesaurus

4 general:: election verbs have/hold an election • The government plans to hold an election in November. call an election (= arrange for an election to happen ) • The Prime Minister would be unwise to call an election now. win an election • Who do you think will win the election? lose an election • If the party loses the election, they may decide they need a new leader. fight an election British English ( also contest an election British English formal ) (= take part in it and try to win ) • Three independent candidates are also planning to contest the election. run for election ( also stand for election British English ) (= try to become elected ) • If you plan to stand for election to the committee, you must be nominated by three members. rig an election (= dishonestly arrange the result ) • He accused the ruling party of rigging the elections. boycott an election (= refuse to take part in an election as a protest ) • Opposition parties have threatened to boycott the elections. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + election fair (= with no unfair advantage to one person or group ) • The ruling party has promised that the elections will be fair. free (= with everyone allowed to vote for who they want ) • These will be the country’s first free multi-party elections. democratic • The unions are calling for democratic elections. a general/national election (= one in which the whole country votes to elect a government ) • Labour’s victory in the general election gave them a huge majority. a local/regional election • The Green Party increased its share of the vote in the French regional elections. a presidential election (= to elect a new president ) • He is the Democrat Party’s candidate for the next presidential election. a leadership election (= to elect a new leader for a political party ) • The result of the leadership election will be announced today. a congressional/parliamentary election (= to elect people to a congress or parliament ) • People voted overwhelmingly Republican in the last congressional elections. a federal election (= to elect a federal government ) • The federal elections are scheduled for May 2. a mayoral election (= to elect a new mayor ) • The mayoral elections are due to take place next month. a gubernatorial election (= one to elect a governor ) • We are still waiting for the result of the gubernatorial election in New Jersey. election + NOUN an election victory/defeat • He became prime minister after a decisive election victory. the election results • The election results have been coming in all night. an election campaign • The election campaign got off to a bad start. an election candidate British English (= someone trying to be elected in an election ) • Local party members choose the election candidates. an election promise/pledge (= one that is made while a person or party is trying to be elected ) • The government has broken all its election promises. an election broadcast British English (= a programme by a party saying why people should vote for them in an election ) • a Conservative Party election broadcast an election rally (= a public meeting to support a politician or party before an election ) • He drove to Paris to address an election rally. an election year (= a year in which there is an election ) • The Chancellor won’t raise taxes in an election year. election day/night (= the day or night when people are voting and the votes are being counted ) • We urge all our supporters to get out and vote on election night. election time • I’m sick of all those political pamphlets that come through my door at election time. phrases the run-up to the election (= the period of time before an election ) • There have been violent street protests in the run-up to the elections.

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