| 词汇 | down-ballot |
| 释义 | down-ballot adjective USuk /ˈdaʊnˌbæl.ət/ us /ˈdaʊnˌbæl.ət/ used to refer to people who are trying to get elected for less important political jobs, whose names are usually printed lower down on the ballot (= list of people you can vote for), or to contests between these people: down-ballot candidateIn Missouri, only a few down-ballot candidates have benefited so far from the end of donation limits.在密苏里州，到目前为止，只有少数几名低位票候选人从取消捐赠限额的做法中获益。 down-ballot raceIt's difficult for Democrats in down-ballot races to get attention.争夺下方票的民主党人很难得到关注。 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 Examples of down-ballotdown-ballot Tuesday's primaries offered some minor respite for those exhausted by the presidential race, in the form of several hard-fought and consequential down-ballot primaries. From The Atlantic Shame on them as well for not showing up to vote in primaries or informing themselves about well-qualified down-ballot candidates. From Dallas Morning News Or a focus on down-ballot candidates who will serve the nation honestly, try to heal its divisions, and work to solve its problems. From USA TODAY Other activists described their involvement in down-ballot races. From Huffington Post In our view, the most tangible impact of this development will be felt in down-ballot races. From Politico And it's less the presidential election than the down-ballot candidates that concern me. From NPR Both men concede fundraising has been tough for the "down-ballot race" in a sluggish economy. From NOLA.com Today's loss further cements the notion that the enthusiasm that has been seen in the presidential primary has not been replicated in down-ballot elections. From The Atlantic But the down-ballot candidates he's endorsed won't necessarily follow. From The Atlantic In a 30-minute speech, she promised to campaign "for down-ballot candidates" and avoided mentioning the nominee. From Washington Post Then there's the historical paradox of down-ballot offices, whose occupants win statewide elections, later get to boast of experience but can sometimes get trapped in the shadow of the governor. From NOLA.com Also, small parties that cross-endorse at the top of the ticket can bootstrap their down-ballot candidates to victory. 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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