general election

noun
1.
U.S. politics.
a.
a regularly scheduled local, state, or national election in which voters elect officeholders. Compare primary ( def 15 ).
b.
a state or national election, as opposed to a local election.
2.
British. an election, which must be held at any time within five years of the last election, in which constituents elect members of the House of Commons.
Compare by-election.


Origin:
1710–20, Americanism

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general election
 
n
1.  an election in which representatives are chosen in all constituencies of a state
2.  (US) Compare primary a final election from which successful candidates are sent to a legislative body
3.  (US), (Canadian) (in the US) a national or state election or (in Canada) a federal or provincial election in contrast to a local election

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Example sentences
They don't seem to realize that if he wins the nod their movement is doomed,
  regardless of how the general election goes.
Vacancy within ninety days of general election--Concurrent elections.
They have votes in the conventions, but not the general election.
It would explain how he managed to endure the grueling primary and general
  election campaigns last year without getting ruffled.
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