block vote

noun

1. 集体投票（投票人代表着一批人的投票制度）
   a voting system in which each person who votes represents a number of people

1. （由一人代表大量选民投的）集团投票
   A block vote is a large number of votes that are all cast in the same way by one person on behalf of a group of people.

1. The trade union block vote is an excrescence on democracy.
   工会集团投票制是民主的毒瘤。
2. Kurdish opposition groups led by the "Goran", or Change block of Nusherwan Mustapha, issued a list of complaints about improper electoral procedures and numerous irregularities during Saturday's vote.
   由穆斯塔法领导的库尔德反对派团体公布了一个单子，列出了它们认为星期六选举中存在的选举程序不当和许多违规行为。
3. But this time, some Senate Republicans may even block a vote on this issue.
   但这一次，部分共和党参议员可能会阻扰对这项议题的投票。
4. Mid-term elections usually draw a light turnout, but attention was unusually high this time as a loose coalition of radical teachers 'unions and activists vowed to block the vote.
   选民们在中期选举中通常投票并不踊跃，但由于持激进立场的教师工会和活动人士组成一个松散的联盟，誓言抵制选举，所以人们对这次中期选举表现出不同寻常的关注。
5. Second, it stops target companies from putting up the kinds of artificial barriers to block unwelcome takeovers that are common in the US, from the poison pill defence to stopping shareholders being able immediately to vote out boards that stand in the way of bids.
   其次，该守则能够防止目标公司制造人为障碍，阻挠在美国常见的不受欢迎的收购，例如毒丸防御手段，或是让股东无法立刻投票将阻挠收购的董事会扫地出门。
6. Any of these countries can block a proposal by casting a negative vote, even if the other four permanent and all non-permanent members vote in favour.
   任何一个常任理事国家投反对票，就能阻止提案通过，即使其余4个常任理事国和所有非常任理事国都投赞成票也不行。
7. We also found that in companies with no large block shareholdings, avoiding a shareholder vote was more likely than in companies that had them.
   我们也发现，没有大股东的公司比有大股东的公司避免股东表决的机会更大。
8. In fact, they used their power to block the issue from even coming up for a vote.
   实际上，他们利用他们的权力阻止这项议题参与投票表决。

noun

1. a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents