election commission
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3.9
- noun
- /ɪˈlɛkʃən kəˈmɪʃən/
- Formal
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comisión electoral
- The independence of the election commission, as well as the efficiency, comprehensiveness, and fairness of voter registration, are two such sets of elements that were at the top of the reform coalition's agenda, as well as being the centerpiece of the IPPG accords.
Examples
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The author is calling into question the integrity of Florida's election commission both in terms of honesty and competence.
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The need for a statewide office is now apparent because many soldiers are now reporting that their repeated requests for an absentee ballot from their hometown election commission office were ignored.
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I'm the chair of the Federal Election Commission, but that was a long time ago.
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A lot of people have been shocked to learn the county council has no authority over the election commission.
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In New York State, the election commission is an adjunct of the Democrats and Republicans.
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Citing the mandatory end of campaigning, the national election commission banned protests Saturday and on Sunday, voting day.
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The election commission was deeply divided this time and upheld the ban by just a one-vote margin.
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There has to be auditing of the process, and the partisan nature of election commissions strains the process.
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Nevertheless, the dissolution of Parliament stood, and legislative elections were eventually scheduled for May 1993, and a bipartisan election commission to oversee the elections was put into place.
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The election commission is responsible for ensuring that all votes are counted fairly.
How Independent
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3.9
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'election' (a voting process) + 'commission' (an appointed committee/official body), so the phrase refers straightforwardly to a committee overseeing elections. This noun+noun composition is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Election commission comes from the simple image of a special group, a commission, set up to run an election. Imagine people at a table counting votes and checking rules; that's why it means an official body 'to organize', 'supervise', and ensure 'fairness' in elections.