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election

elec·tion

UK/əˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ US/ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ common

noun

1.

a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

  • “the results of the election will be announced tonight”
2.

the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice

  • “her election of medicine as a profession”
3.

the status or fact of being elected

  • “they celebrated his election”
4.

the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)

Origin

From Middle English eleccioun, eleccion, from Anglo-Norman eleccioun, from Latin ēlectiōn-, stem of ēlectiō (“choice, selection”), from ēligō (“to pluck out, to choose”). Equivalent to elect + -ion. Displaced native Old English cyre (“choice, free will, election”).

Phrases

  • election campaign
  • election night
  • election silence
  • election threshold
  • khaki election
  • midterm election
  • special election
  • sweat like a nigger on election day

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