| conduct | n 1. behaviour, kelakuan: her ~ at school has improved, kelakuannya di sekolah bertambah baik; 2. way of managing, pengendalian: the candidates were not satisfied with the ~ of the election, calon-calon tdk berpuas hati dgn pengendalian pilihan raya itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hand-picked | adj 1. selected with care, dipilih dgn teliti: ~ candidates, calon yg dipilih dgn teliti; 2. personally selected, dipilih sendiri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| as | prep, conj & adv 1. in the capacity, role, form, etc of, sebagai: he emerged ~ the only suitable candidate, dia muncul sebagai satu-satunya calon yg sesuai; the cloud first appeared ~ a speck on the horizon, awan itu mula-mula kelihatan sebagai bintik di kaki langit; 2. (foll verbs such as “regard”, “acknowledge”) sebagai, [often not translated]: the film is classified ~ suitable only for adults, filem itu digolongkan sebagai (filem yg) sesuai utk orang dewasa saja; he regards all students ~ his friends, dia menganggap semua mahasiswa sebagai kawannya; 3. (indicating) a. (grounds) /kerana, oleh sebab/ dianggap, atas alasan: the machine was rejected ~ (being) unsuitable, mesin itu ditolak kerana dianggap tdk sesuai or mesin itu ditolak atas alasan tdk sesuai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defeat | vt 1. win victory over, mengalahkan, menewaskan: the enemies were finally ~ed, pihak musuh akhirnya dikalahkan; the candidate was ~ed in the parliamentary election, calon itu dikalahkan dlm pilihan raya parlimen; 2. frustrate, menggagalkan: to ~ so’s plans, menggagalkan rancangan sso; sticking stubbornly to such a point of view will ~ your own purpose, berdegil utk mempertahankan pendapat spt itu akan menggagalkan tujuan kamu sendiri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| effectively | adv 1. in an effective manner, secara /berkesan, efektif/; 2. in effect, pd hakikatnya, sebenarnya: this error ~ eliminated him as a candidate for the post, kesalahan ini sebenarnya menyingkirkannya sbg calon utk jawatan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| compromise | vt 1. cause people to have doubts about so., st, (act.) membuat orang mencurigai; (pass.) dicurigai: the candidate for the presidential race was ~d by his involvement in the scandal, calon presiden itu dicurigai krn terlibat dlm skandal; to ~ o’s principles, membuat orang mencurigai prinsip sso; 2. endanger, weaken, (act.) menjejaskan; (pass.) terjejas: such action would only ~ our position, tindakan spt itu hanya akan menjejaskan kedudukan kita; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| catch | n 1. act of catching, penangkapan, menangkap: an easy ~, penangkapan yg mudah; 2. st caught, tangkapan; 3. amount or number caught, tangkapan, banyaknya tangkapan: a good ~ of fish, tangkapan ikan yg banyak; 4. (colloq) so. worth marrying, calon /suami, isteri/ (yg baik); 5. (colloq) concealed drawback, ruse, muslihat: there must be a ~ in it somewhere, tentu ada sst muslihat; 6. device for fastening, a. (in the form of a bar) palang; (in the form of a latch) selak, penyelak; b. (in the form of a hook) kancing; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| law and order | n 1. situation where peace and harmony prevail, undang-undang dan ketenteraman: the government was able to maintain ~ in the city, kerajaan dapat mengekalkan undang-undang dan ketenteraman di bandar raya itu; 2. (attrib) supporter of such a situation, teguh memperjuangkan kedaulatan undang-undang: alarmed by the rising crime rate, they elected a ~ candidate, krn berasa cemas dgn meningkatnya kadar jenayah, mereka melantik calon yg teguh memperjuangkan kedaulatan undang-undang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |