| general election | n pilihan raya umum. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| run-up | n 1. period of time preceding an event, saat-saat menjelang: in the ~ to the general election, pd saat-saat menjelang pilihan raya umum; 2. preparatory run made by athlete, landas lari: his ~ is too short, landas larinya begitu pendek. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| election | n 1. act of choosing, pemilihan: his ~ to the chairmanship of the Board was generally well-received, pemilihannya sbg pengerusi Lembaga, pd umumnya, disambut baik; 2. (often in pl), (polit) pilihan raya: ~ results, keputusan pilihan raya; parliamentary ~s, pilihan raya parlimen; the next general ~, pilihan raya umum yg akan datang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| away | ~ from, a. (rel to distance), (jauhnya) dari; (described in terms of time taken to get to place referred to) perjalanan dr: the airport is only five kilometres ~ from my office, lapangan terbang itu hanya lima kilometer dari rumah saya; we are only half an hour ~ from Seremban, rumah kami hanya setengah jam perjalanan dr Seremban; b. (rel to time), [n] lagi dr: the general elections are a year ~ from the time of writing, pilihan raya umum setahun lagi dr waktu rencana ini ditulis; c. (rel to action), (so as to be further from a particular place) meninggalkan: he turned abruptly and walked ~ from our table, dia tiba-tiba berpusing lalu berjalan meninggalkan meja kami; d. absent from, (home) tdk tinggal di [rumah]; (school) tdk /hadir di, ke/ [sekolah]: the children are ~ from home at a boarding school, anak-anak saya tdk tinggal di rumah tetapi tinggal di sekolah berasrama; he’ll be ~ from school for at least three days, dia tdk akan hadir di sekolah sekurang-kurangnya tiga hari; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pendulum | the swing of the ~, berubahnya pendapat umum: with the swing of the ~ the party should be successful in the next election, dgn berubahnya pendapat umum, parti itu seharusnya akan berjaya dlm pilihan raya akan datang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |