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nonelection

nonelection

7.0
A time when no public vote for office happens
  • noun
  • /nʌnɪˈlɛkʃən/
translation icon : año sin elecciones
  • Many community initiatives are planned during nonelection years to encourage civic engagement.
  • nonelection year

Examples

  • During nonelection periods, opposition parties and spokesmen were regularly denied access to public radio or television.

    Blog text (22)

  • The government announced new policies during the recent nonelection period to address local issues.

  • During a nonelection year, the emphasis often shifts to community development rather than political campaigns.

Synonyms

off year
vsnonelection
  • Literature
4 5.1

A year with no major national elections between big election years

covers any period when no election is held rather than only a year

Antonyms

election
∞ 1.0

A formal process where people vote to choose someone for public office

Surface Forms

nonelection singular
nonelections plural

Morphology

nonelection = election (transparent) = non + election

The meaning 'absence of an election event' follows directly from the productive negating prefix 'non-' + 'election'.

Etymology

Nonelection comes from no- 'not' and election 'a vote to choose leaders'. So a nonelection period is like a quiet year with no voting, which is why groups often plan big projects or changes then.