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election::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | vote |
| Has types | reelection, general election, primary election, runoff, bye-election, by-election, primary |
| Derivation | elect, electoral |
the results of the election will be announced tonight.
election::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | option, pick, choice, selection |
| Has types | cumulative vote, co-optation, co-option |
| Derivation | electoral |
her election of medicine as a profession.
election::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | predestination, foreordination, preordination, predetermination |
Examples of election
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Another change in election law allows absentee ballots to be open to all voters.
From the dailyherald.com
In the 2nd Ward, incumbent Robert Piper submitted his petitions for re-election.
From the dailyherald.com
The election board's decision is not expected to end the matter either, however.
From the dailyherald.com
Filing for the mayoral election started Jan. 4 and will end on Tuesday, Jan. 18.
From the stltoday.com
After all, Linville mentioned it often during the 2010 election campaign season.
From the thenewstribune.com
The Modesto Irrigation District must adjust lines in time for the 2013 election.
From the sacbee.com
Obama, who presumably is running for re-election next year, is willing to do it.
From the thenewstribune.com
The Tea Party must unite and make sure Boehner is replaced in the next election.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The election board yesterday said women will be excluded from the Sept. 22 vote.
From the bloomberg.com
- A vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"
- The act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"
- The status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election"
- The predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
- (elect) chosen: an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government"
- (elect) select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"
- An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Encyclpoedia Britanica Online. Accessed August 18, 2009 Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. ...
- Election is a 1999 American comedy film adapted from a critically acclaimed 1998 novel of the same title by Tom Perrotta. The plot revolves around a three-way election race in high school, and satirizes both suburban high school life and politics. ...
- Election (Literal Title: Black Society, a common Cantonese reference to the society of Triads), is a 2005 Hong Kong crime film directed by Johnnie To. ...
