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1 election
[-ʃən]noun (the choosing, or choice, (usually by vote) of person(s) for office: When do the elections take place?; He is standing for election again.) kosningar -
2 general election
(an election in which the voters in every constituency are involved.) almennar kosningar -
3 re-election
[-ʃən]noun endurkjör -
4 a straight fight
(an election contest involving only two candidates.) kosningabarátta tveggja frambjóðenda -
5 abstain
[əb'stein]((often with from) not to do, take etc: He abstained (from voting in the election); He abstained from alcohol.) sitja hjá; halda sig frá -
6 abstention
[-'sten-]noun (the act of abstaining: At the election of the new chairman the voting was six for, three against, and two abstentions.) hjáseta -
7 counter
I see count II 0. noun(a token used in numbering or playing certain games; counters for playing ludo etc.)II 1. adverb((with to) in the opposite direction or manner to: The election is running counter to the forecasts.) gegn, á móti2. verb(to meet or answer (a stroke or move etc by another): He successfully countered all criticisms.) svara; mæta- counter-III noun(a kind of table or surface on which goods are laid: Can you get me some sweets from the confectionery counter?) búðarborð -
8 elect
[i'lekt] 1. verb1) (to choose by vote: He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.) kjósa2) (to choose (to do something): They elected to go by taxi.) velja, kjósa sér2. adjective((placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it: the president elect.) nÿkjörinn, verðandi- election- electioneer
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- electoral
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9 electioneer
[-ʃə-]verb (to work to bring about the election of a candidate.) -
10 elector
noun (a person who has the right to vote at an election: Not all the electors bothered to vote.) kjósandi -
11 general
['‹enərəl] 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) almennur2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) almennur3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) almennur4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) yfir-, aðal-2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) herforingi- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
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12 go to the polls
(to have an election.) halda kosningar -
13 headquarters
noun singular or plural ((often abbreviated to HQ [ei 'kju:] noun) the place from which the chief officers or leaders of an organization (especially an army) direct and control the activities of that organization: During the election, his house was used as the campaign headquarters.) höfuðstöðvar -
14 landslide defeat
noun (a clear defeat in an election.) -
15 landslide (victory)
noun (a clear victory in an election: Their political party won a landslide victory.) -
16 nominate
['nomineit](to name (someone) for possible election to a particular job etc: They nominated him as captain.) útnefna; tilnefna- nominee -
17 oppose
[ə'pəuz]1) (to resist or fight against (someone or something) by force or argument: We oppose the government on this matter.) vera mótfallinn, standa gegn2) (to act or compete against: Who is opposing him in the election?) standa gegn, fara upp á móti• -
18 poll
[pəul] 1. noun1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) kosningar2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) kosningaþátttaka3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) skoðanakönnun2. verb(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) hljóta atkvæði- polling-station
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19 presidential
[prezi'denʃəl]adjective a presidential election.) forseta- -
20 re-elect
[ri:i'lekt](to elect again: They have re-elected him to Parliament.) kjósa aftur, endurkjósa
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