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general election

 
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–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.  An election involving all or most constituencies of a state or nation in the choice of candidates.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: general election
Function: noun
: an election usually held at regular intervals in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies of a nation or state
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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