nominate and elect orally; recommend and choose
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to nominate and elect by oral discussion; to recommend and choose
neutralOften used for informal or internal elections where people verbally put forward candidates and then make a choice. Commonly used in groups, organizations, and meetings.
Wǒ我
men们
bān班
tuī推
xuǎn选
Wáng王
Míng明
dāng当
bān班
zhǎng长
。
Our class nominated and elected Wang Ming as class monitor.
Tā他
bèi被
dà大
jiā家
tuī推
xuǎn选
wéi为
zǔ组
zhǎng长
。
He was nominated and elected by everyone as the group leader.
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Cūn村
mín民
tuī推
xuǎn选
dài代
biǎo表
qù去
cān参
jiā加
huì会
yì议
。
The villagers elected representatives to attend the meeting.
Wěi委
yuán员
huì会
tuī推
xuǎn选
chū出
le了
sān三
wèi位
hòu候
xuǎn选
rén人
。
The committee nominated three candidates.