| switch | 2. sudden, unexpected change, pertukaran: if the Opposition wins the elections, we may expect a ~ in foreign policy, sekiranya pihak pembangkang memenangi pilihan raya, kita dapat menjangkakan pertukaran akan berlaku dlm dasar luar negeri; the producer made a last-minute ~ in the cast, penerbit itu membuat pertukaran barisan pelakon pd saat terakhir; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stage | set the ~ for st, mewujudkan suasana: the ~ is now set for one of the most interesting elections in the history of this country, suasana diwujudkan utk mengadakan salah satu pilihan raya yg paling menarik dlm sejarah negeri ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| division | n 1. (math) pembahagian, bahagi: long ~, pembahagian panjang; short ~, pembahagian pendek; 2. separation into parts, pembahagian: the ~ of a country into electoral districts, pembahagian sesebuah negara kpd kawasan-kawasan pilihan raya; 3. dividing line, pemisah: the rivers form a ~ between the two states, sungai itu menjadi pemisah antara kedua-dua negeri; 4. disagreement, split, perbezaan (+ approp n): ~ of opinion, perbezaan pendapat; the people were torn apart by a wide ~ over the Vietnam conflict, rakyat berpecah-belah krn perbezaan pendapat yg besar ttg konflik Vietnam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| proclaim | vt 1. announce officially, publicly, mengisytiharkan: he was ~ed emperor at the age of four, dia diisytiharkan sbg maharaja semasa dia berumur empat tahun; the rebel leader ~ed the country a republic, ketua pemberontak itu mengisytiharkan negeri itu sbg negara republik; 2. reveal clearly, jelas menunjukkan: his accent ~ that he was Irish,telornya jelas menunjukkan beliau orang Ireland; his whole demeanour ~s his guilt, kelakuannya yg hanya berdiam diri itu jelas menunjukkan yg dia bersalah; 3. declare openly or publicly, mengumumkan: he ~ed that he would be a candidate for election, dia mengumumkan bahawa dia akan menjadi calon utk pilihan raya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |