| 选举 | xuǎn jǔ | to elect / election / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] |   |
| 一轮 | yī lún | first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) | |
| 大选 | dà xuǎn | general election | |
| 竞选 | jìng xuǎn | to take part in an election / to run for office | |
| 胜出 | shèng chū | to come out on top / to win (in an election, contest etc) / success / victory | |
| 站台 | zhàn tái | platform (at a railway station) / (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate) / (Tw) website | |
| 出马 | chū mǎ | to set out (on a campaign) / to stand for election / to throw one's cap in the ring | |
| 参选 | cān xuǎn | to be a candidate in an election or other selection process / to run for office / to turn out to vote | |
| 海选 | hǎi xuǎn | (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition | |
| 落选 | luò xuǎn | to fail to be chosen (or elected) / to lose an election | |
| 直选 | zhí xuǎn | direct election | |
| 初选 | chū xuǎn | primary election | |
| 预选 | yù xuǎn | preselection / short-listing / primary election | |
| 选举委员会 | xuǎn jǔ wěi yuán huì | Election Committee (Hong Kong) | |
| 直接选举 | zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ | direct election | |
| 参选人 | cān xuǎn rén | election participant / candidate | |
| 间接选举 | jiān jiē xuǎn jǔ | indirect election | |
| 差额选举 | chā é xuǎn jǔ | competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats) | |
| 等额选举 | děng é xuǎn jǔ | non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats) / single-candidate election | |
| 中选 | zhòng xuǎn | to win an election / to get a position by passing the imperial exam | |
| 投票率 | tóu piào lu:4 | proportion of vote / turnout in election | |
| 多党选举 | duō dǎng xuǎn jǔ | multiparty election | |
| 选举法庭 | xuǎn jǔ fǎ tíng | election court | |
| 总统大选 | zǒng tǒng dà xuǎn | presidential election | |
| 总统选举 | zǒng tǒng xuǎn jǔ | presidential election | |
| 公举 | gōng jǔ | public election | |
| 加委 | jiā wěi | to ratify (an election, by higher authority) / confirmation (by higher committee) | |
| 胜选 | shèng xuǎn | to win an election | |
| 地方选举 | dì fāng xuǎn jǔ | local election | |
| 桩脚 | zhuāng jiǎo | pier foundation (architecture) / (Tw) politically influential figure enlisted to support one side in an election | |
| 竞选副手 | jìng xuǎn fù shǒu | election assistant / running mate | |
| 竞选搭档 | jìng xuǎn dā dàng | election partner / running mate | |
| 选情 | xuǎn qíng | the state of play in an election / the current state of a candidate's campaign | |
| 选战 | xuǎn zhàn | election campaign | |
| 助选 | zhù xuǎn | to assist in a candidate's election campaign (Tw) | |
| 临时选举委员会 | | Provisional Election Commission | |
| 中期选举 | | midterm election | |
| 相对多数决制 | | plurality election | |
| 选举保安部队 | xuǎn jǔ bǎo ān bù duì | election security forces | |
| 首席选举专员 | shǒu xí xuǎn jǔ zhuān yuán | Chief Election Commissioner | |
| 中央选举委员会 | | Central Election Commission | |
| 先期选举规划股 | | Advance Election Planning Unit | |
| 多议席选举 | duō yì xí xuǎn jǔ | multi-member election | |
| 单议席选举 | | single-member election | |
| 选举集会 | | election rally | |
| 包容性选举 | bāo róng xìng xuǎn jǔ | inclusive election | |
| 市政选举委员会 | | municipal election commission | |
| 选举团式选举 | xuǎn jǔ tuán shì xuǎn jǔ | caucus-style election / caucus election | |
| 联合选举工作中心 | | Joint Election Operation Centre | |
| 企业选举基金 | qǐ yè xuǎn jǔ jī jīn | Business Election Fund | |
| 国际选举观察团 | | International Election Observation Mission | |
| 选举核证 | xuǎn jǔ hé zhèng | election certification | |
| 国际选举观察工作原则宣言 | | Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation | |
| 第二轮选举 | | run-off election / run-off | |
| 选举进程信息收集 | | Election Process Information Collection | |
| 胜者全得制 | | winner-take-all election / winner-take-all method | |
| 选举观察协调员 | | Election Observation Coordinator | |
| 竞争性选举 | | competitive election | |
| 被操纵的选举 | | rigged election | |
| 非洲选举管理座谈会 | | Colloquium on African Election Administration | |
| 常设选举委员会 | | Permanent Election Commission | |
| 高级选举委员会 | | High Election Committee | |
| 联邦选举委员会 | | Union Election Commission | |
| 津巴布韦选举支助网 | | Zimbabwe Election Support Network | |
| 国际观察员行为守则 | | Code of Conduct for International Election Observers | |
| 选举控诉和申诉小组委员会 | | Election Complaints and Appeals Subcommission | |
| 非洲选举事务当局协会 | | Association of African Election Authorities | |
| 欧洲联盟选举观察团 | | European Union Election Observation Mission | |
| 人民院选举法 | | Law of the Election of Pyithu Hluttaw | |
| 民族院选举法 | | Law of the Election of Amyothar Hluttaw | |
| 国际选举观察员 | | international election observer | |
| 塔吉克斯坦联合选举观察团 | | Joint election observation mission in Tajikistan | |
| 非洲选举管理讨论会 | | African Election Administration Colloquium | |
| 常设选举法 | | permanent election law | |
| 绑桩 | bǎng zhuāng | (Tw) to buy off influential people (in an election, a call for tenders etc) | |
| 被选举权 | bèi xuǎn jǔ quán | the right to be elected / the right to stand for election | |
| 后援会 | hòu yuán huì | support group (e.g. for an election candidate) / fan club | |
| 间接选举 | jiàn jiē xuǎn jǔ | indirect election | |
| 退选 | tuì xuǎn | to withdraw from an election / to drop out of an elective course | |
