| 词汇 | by-election |
| 释义 | by-election noun[ C ] (alsobyelection)uk /ˈbaɪ.ɪˌlek.ʃən/ us /ˈbaɪ.ɪˌlek.ʃən/ in the UK, an election that happens at a different time from a main election, to choose a Member of Parliament to replace one who has died or left his or her job: （英国议员的）补缺选举，补选 Losing one by-election would cost the government its majority in parliament. She resigned as an MP, triggering a by-election. Byelections are not very good predictors of general elections. Compare special election We have gained four local council seats in by-elections recently. The party lost two safe seats in two by-elections in the same month. The ruling party finished a poor third in a recent by-election. He polled 163 votes in last November's byelection, but he does not intend to stand again. In this crucial byelection the Government will fight to retain a parliamentary seat in north-west England. Elections absentee absentee ballot absentee vote absentee voter absentee voting entrance poll exit poll first-past-the-post flip franchise proxy proxy vote proxy voter proxy voting psephologist voting voting booth voting machine voting slip whistle-stop A by-election had to be fought in Clare, Mr. Fitzgerald seeking re-election on joining the Government. A little later I was to speak somewhere in the North of England at a by-election in support of the party candidate. Consequently property-owners were not only cut down to one vote in one district at a general election, but were prevented from voting in another district at a by-election. I suppose I have fought as many by-elections as most people, and I know that all the advantages lie with the attacking force. Much more serious was the split with Labour, which led to the loss of seat after seat at by-elections, when the allied forces which stood behind the Parliament Act attacked each other and let the Tories in. by-election | Business Englishby-election noun[ C ] uk /ˈbaɪɪˌlekʃən/us GOVERNMENT in the UK, an election which happens at a different time from a main election, to replace someone who has died or left their job: He won his seat in Parliament in a by-election. Examples of by-electionby-election This source provided the session of parliaments, change in prime minister, by-election results, change of allegiance, election results and public opinion data. The book also includes a postscript on 1994-7 politics, 1997 election predictions and an appendix of 1993-7 by-election results. The party had recently fought an expensive by-election, was short of funds and seemed to underestimate the significance of the new constituency boundaries. The by-election turned into a political fiasco. I was elected at a by-election, but nobody told me where anything was. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We did not think it worthwhile to establish an elaborate by-election procedure for a scheme that may last only two or three years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If a party took that view it is quite conceivable that, over a four-year term, it may well run out of names for a by-election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A by-election is quite impossible in this period. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An election is not an impossible business and is certainly not much more difficult than holding an ordinary by-election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As and when a by-election occurs, the register will be made available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to see a by-election fought on the subject of the miserable allowances being paid to the dependants of soldiers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would not like to expose my constituents to the chance of a by-election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was the candidate's "minder" during that by-election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That by-election is not held on a proportional system at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That means that the existing constituency boundaries will continue to apply for any by-election before then. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of by-election 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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