transferable vote
noun [ C ] uk/trænsˌfɜː.rə.bəl ˈvəʊt/ us/trænsˌfɝː.ə.bəl ˈvoʊt/
（所选的第一位候选人失败时，选票可转给所选的第二位候选人的）可让渡投票（制），可转移票（制）
a vote using a system where, if your preferred candidate (= a person competing to be elected) does not get enough votes to stay in the election, your vote can be given to your second choice of candidate
The referendum is likely to use a transferable vote (a first choice, and second choice if that is knocked out, etc). 公投很可能采用可让渡投票（首先是第一选择，如第一选择被淘汰则第二选择等）。
Ireland has a complicated system of proportional representation and transferable votes. 爱尔兰采用一种很复杂的比例代表制和可转移投票制。
See also: single transferable vote
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- Wynn was the first candidate to be eliminated, and more of his transferable votes were distributed to the right-winger.
- The surplus is divided by the total number of transferable votes cast.
- With the election being conducted under transferable vote rules, the key question is who comes second and third on first preferences.