election
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- noun
- /ɪˈlɛkʃən/
- After much debate, the committee finally decided to hold a special election to fill the vacant council seat.
- win an election
- hold an election
- first election
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Watch on YouTubeHe said her whole act about how the election was stolen is a giant grift.
- He said her whole act about how the election was stolen is a giant grift.
- And it really comes down to election year politics.
- Things get weird on this platform during election seasons.
- Like a lot of what DeSantis has done, he campaigned for election deniers that I do not forgive.
- It's they, I mean, the way he has it set up, the elections are a joke.
- Controlling big tech is that's not all, That's not election tampering.
- And I honestly think that is the reason they've called this election.
- It's been used in multiple elections so that you have that alternate slate on standby.
- But think about the political move that could be, that could seriously be a an election slam dunk.
- This is going to happen in an election year.
- The algorithm might be tuned in to be looking at, you know, calls for election, like bad faith election monitoring.
- I mean, how cool was it to see just how big podcasting played into the election?
- So, and finally, I know this is another really obvious thing to say, vote in every election, not just presidential elections.
- I mean, I was in the front lines, you know, for year after year after year, European elections, no problem.
Examples
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Voter turnout was exceptionally high during the last election, as many people were eager to make their voices heard.
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The election is coming up.
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And the results are in for our class election.
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There's an election coming up.
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It is an election year.
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We'd like to say that almost 50 percent of us voted for you in the last election.
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If the U.S. presidential election were held in Germany, Obama would win by a landslide.
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This is Election Day.
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The election for the new mayor will take place next month, allowing the community to choose its leader.
Synonyms
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One thing you pick or the act of picking from several things
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A way of choosing between options, often by ballot or raising a hand
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The person or thing chosen for a specific purpose
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Voting in secret to choose between people or ideas
Compounds
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An early election where party voters choose candidates for the general election
- Formal
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An official group that organizes and makes sure elections are fair
- UK
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An election to fill a public office that becomes empty between general elections
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A legal document that orders an election to fill a vacant political office
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A minimum percentage of votes a political party must get to win any seats in parliament
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A choice a surviving spouse makes to take either what the will gives or the legal share of the estate
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Etymology
Election comes from the Latin word eligere, which means 'to choose', and it has the same root as select. So an election is the act of choosing or picking something carefully.