elect by vote; vote for
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to elect by vote; to vote for; to select by ballot
Commonly used in political, organizational, and competition contexts to indicate selection through voting. Can be used for formal elections as well as informal selections.
Xīn新
yī一
jiè届
lǐ理
shì事
huì会
jiāng将
yóu由
huì会
yuán员
piào票
xuǎn选
chǎn产
shēng生
。
The new council will be elected by the members through voting.
Zhè这
gè个
jiǎng奖
xiàng项
shì是
wán完
quán全
yóu由
guān观
zhòng众
piào票
xuǎn选
chū出
lái来
de的
。
This award was selected entirely by audience vote.
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Wǒ我
men们
míng明
tiān天
yào要
piào票
xuǎn选
bān班
jí级
dài代
biǎo表
。
We will vote for class representatives tomorrow.
Wěi委
yuán员
huì会
chéng成
yuán员
tōng通
guò过
wú无
jì记
míng名
tóu投
piào票
fāng方
shì式
piào票
xuǎn选
zhǔ主
xí席
。
Committee members elected the chairperson through a secret ballot.