Election

Enhance your understanding of Thailand’s electoral system with this comprehensive list of key election terms. Covering voting, offices, parties, campaigns and oversight, this list is perfect for students, educators and anyone interested in how elections work in Thailand. Download the PDF or print on demand.

  • ballot
    /ˈbæl.ət/
    a piece of paper on which you write your vote
    ใบลงคะแนน
  • candidate
    /ˈkæn.dɪ.dət/
    a person who is competing to get a job or elected position
    ผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้ง
  • constituency
    /kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ən.si/
    one of the official areas of a country that elects someone to represent it in a parliament or legislature
    เขตเลือกตั้ง
  • electorate
    /iˈlek.tər.ət/
    all the people who are allowed to vote
    ผู้ที่มีสิทธิเลือกตั้งทั้งหมดในท้องที่หรือเขตหนึ่งๆ
  • vote
    /vəʊt/
    to express your choice or opinion, especially by officially writing a mark on a paper
    ลงคะแนน
  • voter
    /ˈvəʊ.tər/
    a person who votes or who has a legal right to vote, especially in an election
    ผู้ลงคะแนนเสียง
  • party
    /ˈpɑː.ti/
    an organisation of people with particular political beliefs that competes in elections to try to win positions in local or national government
    พรรคการเมือง
  • majority
    /məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/
    in an election, the difference in the number of votes between the winning person or group and the one that comes second
    เสียงข้างมาก
  • plurality
    /plʊəˈræl.ə.ti/
    the part of a group of people voting that is the largest part, but not larger than the total number of other people voting
    คะแนนเสียงที่เหนือกว่า
  • incumbent
    /ɪnˈkʌm.bənt/
    officially having the named position
    ซึ่งมีหน้าที่
  • nominee
    /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/
    a person who someone has suggested should be considered to do a particular job, take part in an election, receive an honour, etc.
    ผู้ได้รับการเสนอชื่อเข้าชิงตำแหน่ง
  • coalition
    /kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
    the joining together of different political parties or groups for a particular purpose, usually for a limited time, or a government that is formed in this way
    รัฐบาลผสม, การรวมตัวเป็นพันธมิตร
  • general election
    /ˌdʒen.ər.əl ɪˈlek.ʃən/
    an election in which the people living in a country vote to choose the government
    การเลือกตั้งทั่วไป
  • polling station
    /ˈpəʊ.lɪŋ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/
    a place where people go to vote in an election
    สถานที่ออกเสียง
  • voter turnout
    /ˈvəʊtə ˈtɜːnaʊt/
    the participation rate of a given election
    สัดส่วนของผู้มาใช้สิทธิออกเสียงเลือกตั้ง
  • absentee ballot
    /ˌæb.sən.tiː ˈbæl.ət/
    a system of voting in which people send their votes by post when they cannot be present at an election
    บัตรเลือกตั้งของผู้ไม่สามารถไป ณ ที่เลือกตั้ง
  • suffrage
    /ˈsʌf.rɪdʒ/
    the right to vote in an election, especially to vote for representatives in a government
    สิทธิในการเลือกตั้ง
  • campaign
    /kæmˈpeɪn/
    a planned group of especially political, business or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim
    การรณรงค์
  • debate
    /dɪˈbeɪt/
    a serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part
    การอภิปราย
  • manifesto
    /ˌmæn.ɪˈfes.təʊ/
    a written statement of the beliefs, aims and policies of an organisation, especially a political party
    คำแถลงนโยบายทางการเมือง
  • opinion poll
    /əˈpɪn.jən ˌpəʊl/
    an occasion when people are asked questions to discover what they think about a subject
    การหยั่งเสียง
  • voided ballot
    /ˈvɔɪdɪd ˈbælət/
    a ballot that is considered invalid and is not counted in an election
    บัตรเสีย
  • term of office
    /ˈtɜːm əv ˈɒfɪs/
    the fixed, specific length of time during which an elected or appointed official serves in a particular role
    ระยะเวลาดำรงตำแหน่ง
  • referendum
    /ˌref.əˈren.dəm/
    a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important political or social question
    ประชามติ
  • proportional representation
    /prəˌpɔː.ʃən.əl rep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/
    a political system in which parties are represented in parliament according to the number of people who voted for them
    การมีผู้แทนตามสัดส่วน
  • first-past-the-post
    /ˌfɜːst.pɑːst.ðəˈpəʊst/
    using a voting system in which a person is elected because they get more votes than anyone else in the area that they want to represent
    ระบบแบ่งเขตคะแนนสูงสุด
  • exit poll
    /ˈek.sɪt ˌpəʊl/
    the results of asking people who they voted for as they leave a polling station (= place at which people vote), to try to discover who will win the election
    การหยั่งเสียงเลือกตั้งจากผู้ใช้สิทธิ์แล้ว
  • parliament
    /ˈpɑː.lɪ.mənt/
    in some countries, the group of (usually) elected politicians or other people who make the laws for their country
    รัฐสภา
  • prime minister
    /ˌpraɪm ˈmɪn.ɪ.stər/
    the leader of the government in some countries
    นายกรัฐมนตรี
  • Senate
    ˈsen.ət/
    one of the two groups of politicians who make laws in some political systems such as in the US, Australia and France, often having different powers from the other group and different rules for members, for example being elected for a longer period
    วุฒิสภา
  • member of the House of Representatives
    /ˈmembə əv ðə haʊs əv ˌreprɪˈzentətɪvz/
    a representative of the Thai people in the legislature has the main duties of making laws, overseeing the administration of the government and approving the prime minister
    สมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎร
  • Election Commission of Thailand
    /ɪˈlɛkʃən kəˈmɪʃən əv ˈtaɪlænd/
    a body established under the Constitution of Thailand, responsible for supervising, regulating and organising elections for members of the House of Representatives, the Senate, local councils and local executives, as well as overseeing referendums, in an impartial and fair manner
    คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง
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