n. 公民投票；请示书

election vote poll referendum straw poll ballot show of hands These are all words for an event in which people choose a representative or decide sth by voting. 以上各词均表示选举或投票表决。 election an occasion on which people officially choose a political representative or government by voting 指选举、推选，尤指政治选举： Who did you vote for in the last election? 上次选举中你把票投给了谁？ vote an occasion on which a group of people vote for sb/sth 指投票、选举、表决： They took a vote on who should go first. 他们以投票方式决定谁先走。 poll ( journalism ) the process of voting in an election （新闻）指选举投票、计票： They suffered a defeat at the polls . 他们在投票选举中惨遭失败。 referendum an occasion on which all the adults in a country can vote on a particular issue 指全民投票、全民公决 straw poll an occasion on which a number of people are asked in an informal way to give their opinion about sth 指非正式民意测验： I took a quick straw poll among my colleagues to see how many agreed. 我在同事中很快做了一个民意测验看有多少人赞同。 ballot the system of voting by marking an election paper, especially in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held 尤指无记名投票选举、投票表决： The leader will be chosen by secret ballot. 领导者将通过无记名投票选举产生。 注释 Ballot is usually used about a vote within an organization rather than an occasion on which the public vote. ballot通常用于机构内部的选举，而非公众的投票选举。 show of hands an occasion on which a group of people vote on sth by raising their hands 指举手表决 常用搭配 a national / local / federal / democratic / free / fair election / vote / poll / referendum / ballot a presidential / parliamentary / congressional / council election / poll to conduct a(n) election / vote / poll / referendum / straw poll / ballot to have a(n) election / vote / poll / referendum / straw poll / ballot / show of hands to hold a(n) election / vote / poll / referendum / st