プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ひょう【票】
❶〔投票〕a vote ((for, against))；a ballot
固定票
committed [solid/loyal] votes
浮動票
uncommitted votes／the swing vote
組織票
the block [organized] vote／block [organized] votes
個人票
individual [unorganized] votes
女性票
women's votes／the female vote
支持票
votes cast in support／supporting votes
批判票
protest votes／the protest vote
票を投じる
cast a ballot／vote
彼に票［反対票］を投じた
I voted for [against] him.
全投票数
the total number of votes cast
彼は20票対５票で委員長に選ばれた
He was elected chairman of the committee by a vote of 20 to 5.
わずか６票で彼に敗れた
「I lost to him [He defeated me] by only six votes.
今回の選挙で彼は約50,000票取った
He received [got/polled] about 50,000 votes in the election.
10票は無効とされた
Ten ballots were declared invalid.
今回の選挙で我が党は票を伸ばした
In the last election the vote count of our party increased.
❷〔札〕
認識票
〔兵士の〕an identification tag／《米口》 one's dog tags
申し込み票
an application card
票が割れる
保守系２候補に票が割れた
The votes were split between the two conservative candidates.
票を読む
〔得票数を見積もる〕calculate the number of votes which one will win; project the vote count；〔投票数を数える〕count votes
票集め
canvassing for votes; vote-getting
票集めをする canvass for votes
票固め
各候補は票固めに躍起になっている
Each candidate is frantically trying to secure votes.
票数
the number of votes
票田
a candidate's stronghold; one's power base
労組は彼の票田だ
He has many supporters in the labor unions.
票読み
⇒票読み