An up or down vote refers to a direct vote in the U.S.
双语例句
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And finally, he declared that he wanted to see "an up-or-downvote" in the "next few weeks".
最后,他宣布他希望在未来的几周内他能够确立此法案。
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Throughout its 216-year history, the Senate has held an up-or-downvote on every Supreme Court nominee with majority Senate support.
在216年的历史中,参议院曾为每一位最高法院提名人举行过超过半数参议员参加的“生-死”投票。
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He said that "History shows it makes no sense to give a quick up-or-downvote to bad trade deals like the TPP that will only ship jobs overseas and lower wages in the U. S."