| 词汇 | outvote |
| 释义 | outvote verb[ Tusually passive ] uk /ˌaʊtˈvəʊt/ us /ˌaʊtˈvoʊt/ to defeat someone by winning a greater number of votes: 得票超过，以多数票胜过 The Democrats were outvoted, as usual.和往常一样，民主党因得票少而被击败。 informalI suggested that we go out for a pizza, but I was outvoted (= most people did not want to).我建议去吃比萨饼，但没几个人赞成。 Elections absentee absentee ballot absentee vote absentee voter absentee voting enfranchisement entrance poll exit poll first-past-the-post flip proxy proxy vote proxy voter proxy voting psephologist voting voting booth voting machine voting slip whistle-stop outvote | Business Englishoutvote verb[ T,usually passive ] uk /ˌaʊtˈvəʊt/us if a company, country, or group of people is outvoted by another, they do not achieve what they want because the other company, country, or group of people votes for something in larger numbers than they do: be outvoted by sb/sthThe Bank of England Governor was outvoted by colleagues on the Monetary Policy Committee over the proposed rate cut. Examples of outvoteoutvote The essential point is that within a dyad, there can be no majority which could outvote the individual. Or, given the great rural biases in legislative apportionment well into the twentieth century, rural and suburban legislators could simply outvote even a determined and united big-city delegation. As you will have seen, those who sometimes regard themselves as such are subsequently outvoted here in plenary. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English This also means that it cannot be outvoted by others. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It will be the driver's word against the passenger's—and, if there is more than one passenger, the driver will be outvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will not be easy for three members out of eight to outvote the other five. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the same time, however, he stated to me that he had been outvoted by his colleagues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be times when they hold one view, the pressing of which, they realise, would mean merely their being outvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He cannot do so because he is creating his own precedent, in which those taking the risk in terms of equity capital can be outvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a democracy with universal suffrage they can, of course, always be outvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But what is the scope of the matters in respect of which we or any other nation may be outvoted in the future? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On occasion, we may well be outvoted, as other countries may disagree with our view of how to resolve a problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We might consider the possibility of taking a golden share in the 100 largest companies in the country and outvoting everyone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suspect that they would have been outvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You would have a large number of people who would be elected, and who would outvote the ratepayer who provided the money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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