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1. (n.) election
the selection by vote of a candidate for office.
2. election
a public vote upon candidates, etc., submitted.
3. election
the choice by God of individuals, as for salvation.
Etymology: (1225–75; ME < AF < L)
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1. (noun) election
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
"the results of the election will be announced tonight"
2. (noun) election
the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
"her election of medicine as a profession"
3. (noun) election
the status or fact of being elected
"they celebrated his election"
4. (noun) election
the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
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1. (noun) election
an organized process during which people vote sb or sth into an official position
the presidential elections; The country will hold elections next year.; to win/lose an election
2. election
the process of electing sb or sth to an official position
the election of the host city for the Olympic Games; his election to the council
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) election
the act of choosing; choice; selection
2. (adj) election
the act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor
3. (adj) election
power of choosing; free will; liberty to choose or act
4. (adj) election
discriminating choice; discernment
5. (adj) election
divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects of mercy and salvation; -- one of the "five points" of Calvinism
6. (adj) election
the choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by taking one of which, the chooser is excluded from the other
7. (adj) election
those who are elected
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Sense: the choosing, or choice, (usually by vote) of person(s) for office
When do the elections take place?; He is standing for election again.
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 Afrikaans: verkiesing |
 Arabic: أنْتِخاب |
 Bulgarian: избори |
 Brazilian: eleição |
 Czech: volby |
 German: die Wahl |
 Danish: valg |
 Greek: εκλογή |
 Spanish: elección |
 Estonian: valimised |
 Farsi: انتخاب؛ رای گیری |
 Finnish: vaali |
 French: élection(s) |
 Hebrew: בְּחִירוֹת |
 Hindi: चुनाव |
 Croatian: izbor |
 Hungarian: választás |
 Indonesian: pemilihan |
 Icelandic: kosningar |
 Italian: elezione |
 Japanese: 選挙 |
 Korean: 선거 |
 Lithuanian: rinkimai |
 Latvian: vēlēšanas |
 Malay: pilihan raya |
 Dutch: verkiezing |
 Norwegian: valg |
 Polish: wybory |
 Persian: انتخاب؛ رای گیری |
 Pashto: انتخاب، ټاكنه (درايوپه وا |
 Portuguese: eleição |
 Romanian: alegeri |
 Russian: выборы |
 Slovak: voľby |
 Slovenian: volitve |
 Serbian: izbori |
 Swedish: val |
 Thai: การเลือกตั้ง |
 Turkish: seçim |
 Taiwanese: 選舉 |
 Ukrainian: вибори |
 Urdu: انتخاب کا عمل |
 Vietnamese: cuộc bầu cử |
 Chinese: 选举 |
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