西方選舉常用詞彙
選舉 election 投票 cast a ballot 計票 count of votes 投票日 polling day 投票箱 ballot box 選舉程序electoral procedures 選舉大會 election meeting / electoral meeting 選舉規則 election regulation 選民voter / elector 初選primary election 普選general election 決定性競選 runoff 當選be elected 個人投票individual vote 公開投票open vote 合格選民 eligible voter 候補者alternate candidate 候選人candidate 候選人名單slate 被選舉權right to be elected 補缺選舉by-election (UK) / supplementary election (US) 不記名投票secret vote / anonymous ballot 差額選舉 competitive election 差額投票differential voting 等額選舉 single-candidate election 棄權不投票 abstention from voting 發表政見 state one's political views 法定程序due course of law 法定人數quorum 廢票invalid vote / voided ballot 否決權veto power 改選re-election 記名投票disclosed ballot 決定性票decisive vote 抗議票 protest vote 監票員ballot examiner 拉票 soliciting votes 冷門當選者;黑馬 unknown elected nominee (dark horse) 落選lose an election / be voted out 民意測驗public opinion poll 投票後民調 exit poll 導向性民意調查 push polling 提名nominate 提名者nominator 領先者 front runner 壓倒性勝利landslide victory 在選舉期間一連串的演講、集會、旨在吸引選票的活動campaigning 浮動選民(即還未決定投誰的票的選民)floating voter 競選綱領manifesto