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bye-election

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by-e⋅lec⋅tion

  [bahy-i-lek-shuhn]
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–noun
a special election, not held at the time of a general election, to fill a vacancy in Parliament.
Also, bye-e⋅lec⋅tion.

Origin:
1875–80; by- + election
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by-e·lec·tion also bye-e·lec·tion   (bī'ĭ-lěk'shən)
n.  A special election held between general elections to fill a vacancy, as for a parliamentary seat.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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