基本解释

即不等额选举。选举时，候选人名额按选举法或有关章程比应当选的名额多，由选举人自由选择投票。

英文翻译

1.a margin election; a more-candidates-than-position election; competitive election; (hold) election with more candidates than posts; multi-candidate election; selective election; vote from a larger number of candidates