election

柯林斯词典

1. N-VAR An election is a process in which people vote to choose a person or group of people to hold an official position. 选举
...Poland's first fully free elections for more than fifty years. …五十多年来波兰首次完全自由选举。
During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet. 在竞选活动期间他承诺要重振经济。
2. N-UNCOUNT The election of a particular person or group of people is their success in winning an election. 当选[usu with poss]
...the election of the Democrat candidate last year. …去年民主党候选人的当选。
...Vaclav Havel's election as president of Czechoslovakia. …瓦茨拉夫·哈维尔当选捷克斯洛伐克总统。

There was a fall in support for the Republican party at the last election.
I voted Labour in the last election.
The election for the leadership of the council will take place on Tuesday .
The recent free elections mark the next step in the country's progress towards democracy .
He has established himself as the leading candidate in the election.