first-past-the-post

英 [ˌfɜːst ˌpɑːst ðə ˈpəʊst]

美 [ˌfɜːrst ˌpæst ðə ˈpoʊst]

adj.  得票最多者当选的

牛津词典

adj.

• 得票最多者当选的
  in which only the person who gets the most votes is elected

柯林斯词典

• (选举体制)得票最多者当选的，票数领先即入选的
  Afirst-past-the-postsystem for choosing members of parliament or other representatives is one in which the candidate who gets most votes wins.

双语例句

• The problems of the US system are all too apparent when compared with the classic British Westminster system: parliamentary, with first-past-the-post voting, no federalism or decentralisation, and no written constitution or judicial review.
  与经典的英国威斯敏斯特政体相比，美国政治体制的问题尤其明显。英国采用的是简单多数票当选的议会制，没有联邦或分权制度，也没有成文宪法或司法复核。
• First-Past-the-Post with Proportional Representation System and Party Politics in Japan; The scale is an inch to a mile.
  日本小选区比例代表并立制下的政党政治比例是用一时代表一哩。
• The "first-past-the-post" principle is also used to decide which party will from the new government.
  “得票最多就是获胜”的原则也用于决定哪个政党组成新的政府。