electoral

/ɪˈlektərəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˈlektərəl/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˈlek-t(ə-)rəl ˌē-lek-ˈtȯr-əl/ (ame, mw)

electoral — 形容詞

  • electoralpositive
  • more electoralcomparative
  • most electoralsuperlative

1. connected with the process of choosing political leaders or representatives thro

1.形容詞B2
釋義

選舉的

與選舉有關的

connected with the process of choosing political leaders or representatives through voting

例句

Quan is studying the electoral systems of different countries for his political science class.

Quan 正在為他的政治學課程研究不同國家的選舉制度。

collocation: electoral system

The opposition party has promised to introduce new electoral laws before the next election.

反對黨承諾在下一次選舉前推行新的選舉法規。

collocation: electoral laws

同義詞
  • voting

    broader and less formal; voting process vs. electoral process are nearly interchangeable, but voting is not restricted to political contexts

  • ballot

    used attributively in ballot box, ballot paper; narrower focus on the physical act of casting votes

  • polling

    restricted to the day or place of voting (polling station, polling day); does not cover the full electoral system

文法句型

electoral + noun

用法筆記

Most commonly found before nouns such as system, reform, college, campaign, process, boundary, and register. In news reporting, it also frequently appears in the phrases electoral victory and electoral defeat.

常見錯誤

❌The country will hold an electoral next month.
✅The country will hold an election next month.
💡electoral is an adjective; election is the noun for the event itself.
❌They are running for electoral office.
✅They are running for elected office.
💡'electoral' describes the system/process of elections; 'elected' describes a position obtained via election.