postal vote
noun UK uk/ˈpəʊ.stəl ˌvəʊt/ us/ˈpoʊ.stəl ˌvoʊt/
[ C ]邮寄投票
a vote sent by post, rather than a vote by a person physically attending a polling station, meeting, etc.
Whether he wins will be decided by counting postal votes in the next few days. 他是否获胜还要看接下来几天里邮寄选票的统计结果。
Convicts cannot vote, while unconvicted (remand) prisoners can use a postal vote. 定罪者没有选举权,而未定罪的(在押)囚犯可以通过邮寄投票。
[ U or S ]邮寄投票制
a system of voting in which people send their votes by post , rather than voting in person at a polling station
The first host, to be selected next year by postal vote, may be a city like 1980 Olympic host Moscow. 明年通过邮寄投票选出的第一个东道主可能是像1980年奥运会东道主莫斯科这样的城市。
Following the inquiry there would be a postal vote by individual members for guidance on future policy. 调查结束后,各成员将进行邮寄投票,以商定未来的政策。
Compare: absentee voteproxy vote
- More examples
- They had no opportunity to put their case until the AGM - after all the postal votes had already been counted.
- They accused headquarters of fraudulently processing over 10,000 postal votes.
- He spoke against the postal vote at the meeting.
- Academics throughout the University will, by postal vote, decide whether to introduce an extra week to allow for revision before students begin their exams.