In most states, party members hold an election called a primary.

在大多数州，党员 举行一次称为初选的选举。

I'll volunteer. We can hold an election in the next couple of days.

我来做好了。过几天我们可以搞个选举。

Iowa matters for these candidates because it is the first state to hold an election, called a caucus.

爱荷华州对这些候选人而言之所以成为重中之重是因为它是第一个以党团会议形式竞选总统候选人的州。

But it won't blow out of proportion to the point where you basically can't hold an election.

但它不会破坏并左右大选进程。

When I start work, I think I'll hold an election so that everyone can decide who the boss is.

在我开始工作的时候，我想我会办一场选举，让每个人可以决定老板是谁。

But was it possible to hold an election during a civil war?

但是在内战期间举行选举是可能的吗？

Mr Bouteflika insists on staging a national conference and approving a new constitution before holding an election, in which he would not run.

布特弗利卡坚持在举行选举之前召开全国会议并批准一部新宪法，而他不会参加这次选举。

Johnson needs the support of a few Labour members to get enough votes to hold an election because some members of his own party have turned against him.

约翰逊需要一些工党成员支持才能获得足够票数举行大选，因为他所在党派的一些成员已然倒戈。

The president's silence is all the more worrying because the Czech Republic has just held an election and it is the president's duty to appoint the next prime minister.

总统的沉默更加令人担忧，因为捷克共和国刚刚举行了选举，总统有责任任命下一任总理。