elective office

基本解释

He has never held elective office, although he ran for president in 2000 and for the Senate, from Georgia, in 2004.
他从来没有过选举团队，尽管他曾在2000年竞选总统，2004年竞选乔治亚州的参议员。
On these issues – issues that will determine our success or failure in this new century – I believe it’s the fundamental responsibility of all who hold elective office to seek out common ground.
这些问题——将在新世纪决定我们成败的问题——我认为是所有选举出来的人选寻求共同立场的基本责任。
This method, although straightforward, but the blindness caused by elective and heavy data processing of the Office of Academic Affairs.
这种方法虽然直接，但是造成选课的盲目性和教务处处理数据的繁重性。

He has never held elective office, whereas Mr Earley is a former attorney-general and state senator.
ECONOMIST: The Virginia governor's race
On the down side, however, she has never run for elective office, has no domestic-policy experience and says she's not interested.
ECONOMIST: Yes, but they keep quiet about it
Although never having held elective office, he is showing remarkable strength and balance both on the road and in presidential debates.
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