face down
反米で知られるベネズエラのウーゴ・チャベス大統領が５４％の獲得で、今後６年間の大統領に選出されました。ここのface downはどのような意味でしょうか。GPくん，どうぞ。（UG）
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela Wins Re-election
President Hugo Chávez, long a fiery foe of Washington, won re-election on Sunday, facing down cancer and the strongest electoral challenge of his nearly 14 years in office and gaining a new mandate to deepen his socialist revolution.
Though his margin of victory was much narrower than in past elections, he still won handily. With 90 percent of the votes tallied, Mr. Chávez received 54 percent, to 45 percent for his opponent, Henrique Capriles, the national election commission said. Fireworks erupted in Caracas after the announcement, and Chávez supporters celebrated in the streets.
