huìxuǎn

贿选

Word · VerbTraditional賄選

bribe voters in an election

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to bribe voters in an election

formal

A formal and serious term describing illegal election fraud. Often used in legal and political contexts.

Tā他
bèi被
zhǐ指
kòng控
zài在
jìng竞
xuǎn选
zhōng中
huì贿
xuǎn选
 。

He was accused of bribing voters during the election campaign.

Rèn任
hé何
huì贿
xuǎn选
xíng行
wéi为
dōu都
shì是
duì对
mín民
zhǔ主
de的
xiè亵
dú渎
 。

Any act of electoral bribery is a desecration of democracy.

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Fǎ法
lǜ律
yán严
jìn禁
huì贿
xuǎn选
 ,
wéi违
zhě者
jiāng将
shòu受
dào到
yán严
chéng惩
 。

The law strictly prohibits electoral bribery, and violators will be severely punished.

Zhè这
cì次
xuǎn选
jǔ举
yīn因
dà大
guī规
mó模
de的
huì贿
xuǎn选
chǒu丑
wén闻
ér而
méng蒙
xiū羞
 。

This election was disgraced by a large-scale bribery scandal.