| 词汇 | show-of-hands |
| 释义 | show of hands noun[ S ] uk /ˌʃəʊ əv ˈhændz/ us /ˌʃoʊ əv ˈhændz/ a vote in which people raise one of their hands to show that they support a suggestion: 举手表决 Her re-election to the committee was defeated on/by a show of hands.她想再次入选委员会，但在举手表决中未获通过。 Elections absentee absentee ballot absentee vote absentee voter absentee voting enfranchisement entrance poll exit poll first-past-the-post flip proportional representation proxy proxy vote proxy voter proxy voting voting voting booth voting machine voting slip whistle-stop Examples of show of handsshow of hands Elections are conducted by a showofhands, with leaders elected by majority. She engages the audiences by asking either for a showofhands of former "cats and stomps" or by clapping. After another showofhands, and some hearty applause, the hall soon emptied. Often the vote included at least some element of discretion or secrecy, for example, the candidates were asked to leave the room during a showofhands. This was decided by vote (with a showofhands) + a strategy that a member of the group introduced and was used often for making decisions. Under-performing leaders may be removed by a majority vote, but voting is suspect since a publicly visible showofhands is required, which may influence ones' stance. Most attendees tend to be passive participants who listen to others clarify their position before casting their respective vote, usually by an open showofhands. It is to be by a showofhands unless challenged, and is then to be by the character of the holding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The same thing happens in a meeting when there is a showofhands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not, for instance, differ on the need for voting to be by ballot paper rather than by a showofhands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The showofhands at mass meetings is a distant memory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is as undemocratic to return to work on a showofhands as it is to strike on a showofhands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Where is the democracy and the good industrial practice when it is possible to end an industrial dispute with only a showofhands? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should vote openly by a showofhands. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We all know that, generally speaking, strikes are decided by a showofhands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of show of hands 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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