election

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Noun election has 4 senses

election - a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"
--₁ is a kind of vote
--₁ has particulars:
reelection; general election; primary, primary election; by election, bye election; runoff

Derived form: verb elect₁
election - the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"
--₂ is a kind of choice, selection, option, pick
--₂ has particulars: co-option, co-optation; cumulative vote
election - the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election"
--₃ is a kind of status, position
election - the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
--₄ is a kind of predestination, foreordination, preordination, predetermination

elected elected official electic electifying electing election-night election-related election-year election election campaign act election commission election day election district election fraud election tour electional electioneer

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