Definitions for Elections
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1. elections

   An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organisations, from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations. The global use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern representative democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient Athens, where the elections were considered an oligarchic institution and most political offices were filled using sortition, also known as allotment, by which officeholders were chosen by lot.Electoral reform describes the process of introducing fair electoral systems where they are not in place, or improving the fairness or effectiveness of existing systems. Psephology is the study of results and other statistics relating to elections (especially with a view to predicting future results). Election is the fact of electing, or being elected. To elect means "to select or make a decision", and so sometimes other forms of ballot such as referendums are referred to as elections, especially in the United States.

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1. electionsnoun

   Plural noun of election.

   The government held the mid term elections during the autumn each governmental term.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 2, 2016  

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1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Elections' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1743

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Elections' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2343

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How to pronounce Elections?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Elections in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Elections in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Elections in a Sentence

1. Imran Khan:

   [The government], they’re petrified that if I come into power, I will hold them accountable, they also know that even if I go to jail, we will swing the elections no matter what they do.

2. Richard Andrade:

   It’s something that really impacts certain people. you have your family to take care of and make sure you put food on the table and everything, they’re not going to miss a day out of work—or they might not be able to get away from their job to even stop by the county elections to drop off that ballot because they just don’t have that luxury.

3. Stephen Innes:

   Once the (Phase 1) deal is signed, investors will then press to consider ... how much more progress can be realistically expected ahead of the US elections next year.

4. Bill Stern:

   Our elections are free, it's in the results where eventually we pay.

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   The actions of the Trump presidency revealed the dishonorable fact of the President's betrayal of The President oath of office, betrayal of our national security and betrayal of the integrity of our elections, therefore, today, I am announcing the House of Representatives moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections