推选 tuīxuǎn to elect
to elect; to choose
How to remember 推选: 推 push + 选 to select = to elect.
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How it is used
- To elect or pick someone by group recommendation - 大家推选他为代表 (dàjiā tuīxuǎn tā wéi dàibiǎo) everyone chose him as representative.
- Less formal than 选举 (xuǎnjǔ, a ballot election); 推选 is a group nominating and settling on a person.