tactical vote
noun [ C ] uk/ˌtæk.tɪ.kəl ˈvəʊt/ us/ˌtæk.tɪ.kəl ˈvoʊt/
策略性投票（为防止另一政党赢得选举而把票投给自己并不支持的一个政党）
an occasion in which you vote for a political party or person that you would not usually support in order to prevent another party or person from winning
They gained in the election by attracting tactical votes against the Tories. 他们通过吸引反对保守党的策略选票而在选举中获胜。
There is no doubt that the tactical vote strategy was operated by some voters. 有些选民无疑选择了策略性投票。
See: tactical voting
- More examples
- Was this a tactical vote or was this your preferred candidate?
- It may be a tactical vote against candidates of a particular party.
- Clearly Labour voters recognised that their candidate would not win and that the only way they could deny the Conservatives a win was through a tactical vote for the Liberal Democrats.