- a person who votes or has the right to vote, especially in a political election（尤指政治性选举的）投票人，选举人，有选举权的人
- A clear majority of voters were in favour of the motion.绝大多数选民赞成这一动议。🔊🔊
- Only 60% of eligible voters actually used their vote.只有 60% 的符合资格的选民行使了选举权。🔊🔊
Collocations Voting in electionsVoting 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
see also floating voter, swing voterExtra Examples- More than two million voters participated in the election.超过 200 万的选民参加了这次选举。
- Only a quarter of registered voters actually voted in the election.登记选民中实际上只有四分之一参加了投票选举。
- The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
- Voter turnout was very low.实际投票的选民很少。
- attempts to appeal to undecided voters游说未作出决定的选民的努力
- the feelings of ordinary voters普通选民的情感
- His parents were lifelong Conservative voters.他父母毕生都是拥护保守党的选民。
- Many traditional Tory voters have said they are disillusioned with the party's leadership.许多传统的保守党选民说，他们对党的领导层感到失望。
Topics Politicsb1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- eligible
- registered
- absentee
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verb + votervoter + verb- choose somebody
- elect somebody
- go for somebody
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voter + noun- turnout
- participation
- registration
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