be an alternate; be a candidate waiting to fill a vacancy
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be an alternate; to wait to fill a vacancy
formalFormal term commonly used in contexts involving official positions, committee memberships, or candidate lists where there are reserve spots.
Tā他
bèi被
xuǎn选
wéi为
hòu候
bǔ补
wěi委
yuán员
，
jiāng将
zài在
yǒu有
wěi委
yuán员
quē缺
xí席
shí时
dì递
bǔ补
。
He was elected as an alternate committee member and will fill in when a regular member is absent.
Hòu候
xuǎn选
rén人
míng名
dān单
bāo包
kuò括
wǔ五
míng名
zhèng正
shì式
dài代
biǎo表
hé和
liǎng两
míng名
hòu候
bǔ补
dài代
biǎo表
。
The candidate list includes five formal delegates and two alternate delegates.
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Zài在
zhèng正
shì式
chéng成
yuán员
lí离
zhí职
qián前
，
hòu候
bǔ补
rén人
yuán员
méi没
yǒu有
tóu投
piào票
quán权
。
Alternate personnel do not have voting rights until a formal member leaves their post.