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election

[ ih-lek-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the selection of a person or persons for office by vote:

    In 2018, elections for governors were held in 36 states.

  2. the status of being or having been elected:

    his fading chances for election;

    the international coverage of her election.

  3. a public vote upon a proposition submitted:

    The official results of today’s election regarding use of public lands will not be reported any earlier than tomorrow.

  4. the act of electing:

    There is no evidence to suggest violation of the rules of election.

  5. Theology. the choice by God of individuals, as for a particular work or for favor or salvation:

    Election is not a hidden decree, but the decree revealed in Christ.



election

/ ɪˈlɛkʃən /

noun

  1. the selection by vote of a person or persons from among candidates for a position, esp a political office
  2. a public vote on an official proposition
  3. the act or an instance of choosing
  4. Christianity
    1. the doctrine of Calvin that God chooses certain individuals for salvation without reference to their faith or works
    2. the doctrine of Arminius and others that God chooses for salvation those who, by grace, persevere in faith and works


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Other Words From

  • in·ter·e·lec·tion adjective
  • non·e·lec·tion noun
  • post·e·lec·tion adjective
  • re·e·lec·tion noun adjective
  • self-e·lec·tion noun
  • sub·e·lec·tion noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of election1

First recorded in 1225–75; from Latin ēlēctiōn- (stem of ēlēctiō ), equivalent to ēlēct(us) ( elect ) + -iōn- noun suffix ( -ion ); replacing Middle English eleccioun, from Anglo-French

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Example Sentences

Now I’m being criticized on the vaccine because they’re petrified that the vaccine comes in, you know, before the election.

Congress is set to leave town the first week of October and not return until after the election.

She declined to say whom she voted for in the last election.

They were represented by Pittsburgh attorney Clifford Levine, a longtime election lawyer for Pennsylvania Democrats.

To meet this challenge, local election officials will have to overcome numerous hurdles with little time and money to spare.

Bush busy engaging constituents on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate ahead of the 2004 presidential election.

Just 47 percent of Asian-Americans voted in the 2012 presidential election.

The election of 1964 produced the most liberal Congress since the Democratic landslide of 1936.

The off-year special election into which Duke threw himself drew little media notice at first.

In 1989, a newly registered Republican in Louisiana named David Duke won his only election by a fluke.

Election of representatives from New York to consider the federal constitution held.

The Colonel left, and in a few days the election coming off, each candidate made his appearance at the critical German polls.

“Boom” refers, of course, to the large amount of support which Cleveland obtained on his second election to the Presidency.

In admitting a member, if no form of election has been prescribed, each candidate must be elected separately.

He was all for change and innovation, and managed to get the principle of formal election to the chairmanship established.

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