Definition of election in English:
election
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noun
1A formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position.
‘the 1860 presidential election’- ‘an election year’
ballot, vote, poll, referendum, plebiscite, general election, local election, popular vote, straw poll, straw vote, show of handsvoting, voting in, choosing, picking, selection, choice, appointmentView synonyms- 1.1mass noun The action of electing or the fact of being elected.‘his election to the House of Representatives’
- ‘she ran for election in 2013’
Pronunciation
Origin
Middle English via Old French from Latin electio(n-), from eligere ‘pick out’ (see elect).
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