ballot

noun

/ˈbælət/

[uncountable, countable] the system of voting in writing and usually in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held（无记名）投票选举；投票表决
- The chairperson is chosen by secret ballot.主席是通过无记名投票选举产生的。
- The union cannot call a strike unless it holds a ballot of members.工会未经会员投票表决不得发动罢工。
- ballot for something a ballot for the Conservative leadership对保守党领导的赞成票
- ballot on/over something a ballot over strike action关于罢工行动的投票
- a ballot on the new contracts对这些新合同进行表决的投票
Synonyms election
election
- vote
- poll
- referendum
- ballot
These are all words for an event in which people choose a representative or decide something by voting.
- election an occasion on which people officially choose a political representative or government by voting:
  Who did you vote for in the last election?上次选举中你把票投给了谁？
- vote an occasion on which a group of people vote for somebody/something:
  They took a vote on who should go first.他们以投票方式决定谁先走。
- poll (journalism) the process of voting in an election:（新闻）指选举投票、计票：
  They suffered a defeat at the polls.他们在投票选举中惨遭失败。
- referendum an occasion on which all the adults in a country can vote on a particular issue指全民投票、全民公决
- ballot the system of voting by marking an election paper, especially in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held:
  The leader will be chosen by secret ballot.领导人将通过无记名投票选举产生。
  Ballot is usually used about a vote within an organization rather than an occasion on which the public vote.
Patterns
- a national/local election/vote/poll/referendum/ballot
- to have/hold/conduct a(n) election/vote/poll/referendum/ballot
Collocations Voting in elections
Voting in elections在选举中投票Running for election参加选举
- conduct/hold an election/a referendum举行选举／全民公决
- (especially North American English) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
- (especially British English) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term
- 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 (North American English) swing voters/(British English) 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 British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place去／被拒绝进入投票站投票
- cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)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 (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) 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 somebody (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 somebody (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
- The club members decided in a ballot to suspend the captain.俱乐部成员通过投票方式决定暂令队长停职。
- The jury cast their vote by secret ballot.陪审团以无记名投票的方式表决。
- They voted against him at the second ballot.他们在第二轮投票中给他投了反对票。
Topics Politicsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- secret
- open
- postal
- …
verb + ballot
- carry out
- hold
- organize
- …
ballot + noun
- box
- form
- paper
- …
preposition
- at a/the ballot
- by ballot
- in a/the ballot
- …
(British English also ballot paper)
[countable] the piece of paper on which somebody marks who they are voting for选票
- What percentage of eligible voters cast their ballots?合资格选民的投票率是多少？
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- secret
- open
- postal
- …
verb + ballot
- carry out
- hold
- organize
- …
ballot + noun
- box
- form
- paper
- …
preposition
- at a/the ballot
- by ballot
- in a/the ballot
- …
the ballot
[singular] the total number of votes in an election（选举中的）投票总数
- She won 58.8% of the ballot.她赢得了投票总数的 58.8%。