popular vote
noun/ˌpɒpjələ ˈvəʊt/
/ˌpɑːpjələr ˈvəʊt/
- [uncountable, countable] the act of voting by the people in a country or an area who have the right to vote
民众投票选举;普选 - The head of government is the prime minister, elected by popular vote for a four-year term.
政府的元首是总理,由普选产生,任期四年。
- The head of government is the prime minister, elected by popular vote for a four-year term.
- often the popular vote[countable, usually singular] the choice expressed in an election by the majority of people who vote (but which may not necessarily determine who wins the election, depending on the system used)
普选:大多数投票者在选举中表达的选择权(但不一定决定谁赢得选举,这取决于所使用的系统) - It is possible to win the popular vote but still lose the electoral vote.
有可能赢得普选票而仍输掉选举人票。
- It is possible to win the popular vote but still lose the electoral vote.