popular vote
noun uk/ˌpɒp.jə.lə ˈvəʊt/ us/ˌpɑː.pjə.lɚ ˈvoʊt/
[ U or C ]普选
an act of voting by all the people in a country or area
Since 1913, senators have been elected by popular vote. 自 1913 年以来，参议员一直由普选产生。
A popular vote would determine the state legislature's choice for United States senators. 民众投票将决定州议会对美国参议员的选择。
[ C ]选举中的一票
a single vote in an election
Joe Biden won the greatest number of popular votes of any presidential candidate in history. 乔·拜登赢得了历史上所有总统候选人中最多的普选票。
George W. Bush was declared the winner despite receiving fewer popular votes overall than his opponent, Al Gore. 尽管总体上获得的普选票少于他的对手阿尔·戈尔，但乔治·沃克·布什仍被宣布为获胜者。
the popular vote 普选
If someone wins the popular vote in an election, they get the most single votes.
He won the Electoral College but he did not win the popular vote. 他在选举团投票中获胜，但并没有赢得普选。
He claimed that millions of illegal votes cost him the popular vote. 他声称数百万张非法选票使他在普选中落败。