政治选举常用词英汉对照

投票cast a ballot

　　计票count of votes

　　投票日polling day

　　投票箱ballot box

　　选举程序electoral procedures

　　选举大会election meeting / electoral meeting

　　选举规则election regulation

　　选民voter / elector

　　初选primary election

　　普选general election

　　决定性竞选runoff

　　当选be elected

　　个人投票individual vote

　　公开投票open vote

　　合格选民eligible voter

　　候补者alternate candidate

　　候选人candidate

　　候选人名单slate

　　被选举权right to be elected

　　补缺选举by-election （UK） / supplementary election （US）

　　不记名投票secret vote / anonymous ballot

　　差额选举competitive election

　　差额投票differential voting

　　等额选举single-candidate election

　　弃权不投票abstention from voting

　　发表政见state one's political views

　　法定程序due course of law

　　法定人数quorum

　　废票invalid vote / voided ballot

　　否决权veto power

　　改选re-election

　　记名投票disclosed ballot

　　决定性票decisive vote

　　抗议票protest vote

　　监票员ballot examiner

　　拉票soliciting votes

　　冷门当选者；黑马unknown elected nominee （dark horse）

　　落选lose an election / be voted out

　　民意测验public opinion poll

　　投票后民调exit poll

　　导向性民意调查push polling

　　提名nominate

　　提名者nominator

　　领先者front runner

　　压倒性胜利landslide victory

　　在选举期间一连串的演讲、集会、旨在吸引选票的活动campaigning

　　浮动选民（即还未决定投谁的票的选民）floating voter

　　竞选纲领manifesto