liên danh
Definition
Noun: 1. Joint list, coalition list: A list of multiple candidates or parties running together in an election under a single banner or alliance. 2. Joint nomination, co-signing: The act of multiple parties or individuals putting their names together on a document, petition, or candidacy.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các đảng đã thành lập một liên danh để tranh cử. (The parties formed a coalition list to run in the election.)
- Cử tri bỏ phiếu cho cả liên danh chứ không phải cho từng ứng viên riêng lẻ. (Voters cast their ballot for the entire joint list, not for individual candidates.)
- Họ đã liên danh ký tên vào đơn khiếu nại. (They co-signed the complaint petition.)
Advanced Usage
- "Bỏ phiếu theo liên danh" / "Bầu cử theo liên danh": Refers to an electoral system where voters choose from lists of candidates (list PR or bloc vote systems), as opposed to voting for individual candidates in single-member districts.
- Cuộc bầu cử này được tiến hành theo phương thức bỏ phiếu theo liên danh. (This election is conducted using the list voting system.)
Variants and Related Words
- Liên kết (verb/noun): To link, to connect; an alliance or coalition. (More general than liên danh, which is specific to lists or nominations.)
- Danh sách liên danh (noun phrase): The coalition list itself.
- Ứng cử viên liên danh (noun phrase): A candidate who is part of a joint list.
Synonyms
- Danh sách liên kết: Coalition list.
- Danh sách chung: Joint list, common list.
- Sự cùng ký tên: Co-signing.
Notes on Different Meanings
The primary and most common meaning in modern Vietnamese is the political/election sense (joint list). The meaning of co-signing is derived from the literal interpretation of the word components ("liên" = joint, "danh" = name) but is less frequently used in everyday language compared to the political term.