donkey vote

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词形变化

donkey votes 复数 donkey votes

别名

donkey-vote

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of casting a vote in an election using a preferential voting system, by specifying the candidates in the order in which they are listed on the ballot paper (i.e., by numbering the choices sequentially from top to bottom, ignoring what they represent).

    澳大利亚
  2. 2.

    The act of casting a vote in an election using a preferential voting system, by specifying the candidates in the order in which they are listed on the ballot paper (i.e., by numbering the choices sequentially from top to bottom, ignoring what they represent).

    A vote so cast.

    澳大利亚

词源

From donkey (“fool”) + vote, from donkeys often being depicted as clumsy and lacking intelligence (see ass). First attested in 1962.

来源：wiktionary