Definitions for election
ɪˈlɛk ʃənelec·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.8 / 6 votes

1. electionnoun

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

   "the results of the election will be announced tonight"

2. electionnoun

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

   "her election of medicine as a profession"

3. electionnoun

   the status or fact of being elected

   "they celebrated his election"

4. electionnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. electionnoun

   A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors or other representatives by popular vote.

   The parliamentary elections will be held in March.

2. electionnoun

   The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote.

   The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal.

3. electionnoun

   Any conscious choice.

4. electionnoun

   In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect.

5. Etymology: From eleccioun, from election-, stem of electio, from eligo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Electionnoun

   Etymology: electio, Latin.

   1. The act of chusing; the act of selecting one or more from a greater number for any use or office; choice.

   If the election of the minister should be committed to every several parish, do you think that they would chuse the meetest. John Whitgift.

   I was sorry to hear with what partiality, and popular heat, elections were carried in many places. Charles I .

   Him, not thy election,
   But natural necessity, begot. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x.

   As charity is, nothing can more increase the lustre and beauty than a prudent election of objects, and a fit application of it to them. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.

   2. The power of choice.

   For what is man without a moving mind,
   Which hath a judging wit, and chusing will!
   Now, if God’s pow’r should her election bind,
   Her motions then would cease, and stand all still. Davies.

   3. Voluntary preference.

   He calls upon the sinners to turn themselves and live; he tells us, that he has set before us life and death, and referred it to our own election which we will chuse. John Rogers, Sermons.

   4. [In theology.] The predetermination of God by which any were selected for eternal life.

   The conceit about absolute election to eternal life, some enthusiasts entertaining, have been made remiss in the practice of virtue. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   5. The ceremony of a publick choice.

   Since the late dissolution of the club, many persons put up for the next election. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 550.

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1. Election

   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. election

   An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population or a specific group chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office or perform certain roles or responsibilities. This is typically done through voting and is commonly applied in democratic societies as a way to achieve representative governance. Elections can be for political positions (president, governor, mayor, etc.), leadership roles within organizations or clubs, or key decisions on policies or issues.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Electionadjective

   the act of choosing; choice; selection

2. Electionadjective

   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. Electionadjective

   power of choosing; free will; liberty to choose or act

4. Electionadjective

   discriminating choice; discernment

5. Electionadjective

   divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects of mercy and salvation; -- one of the "five points" of Calvinism

6. Electionadjective

   the choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by taking one of which, the chooser is excluded from the other

7. Electionadjective

   those who are elected

8. Etymology: [F. lection, L. electio, fr. eligere to choose out. See Elect, a.]

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1. Election

   An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual 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 organizations, from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations. The universal use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient Athens. As 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. To elect means "to choose or make a decision" and so sometimes other forms of ballot such as referendums are referred to as elections, especially in the United States.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ELECTION

   A periodical picnic for the American People. Held in booths, where the Voter puts in his ballot, and The Machine elects whatever it chooses. A day when the lowliest may make their mark and even beggars may ride; when the Glad Mit gets promiscuous and everything is full--particularly the lodging-houses.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. election

   To use a form of proportional representation voting system to elect a candidate for a specific political job description, person specification, role, responsibilities and purpose with accurate and specific principles and rules created in legislation.

   There are political elections in countries around the world every year.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 24, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Choice
   • Predestination
   • Status
   • Vote

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'election' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1024

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'election' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1653

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'election' in Nouns Frequency: #253

Anagrams for election »

1. coteline

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of election in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of election in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of election in a Sentence

1. Caitlyn Jenner:

   It was voting day and I thought the only thing out here in California that I worry about, which affects people, is the propositions that were out there, and I didn't see any propositions that I really had Election Day or the other. And so Election Day was Election Day and I just couldn't get excited about Election Day. And I just wound up going to play golf and I said,' I'm not doing Election Day.'.

2. James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology:

   Between the black box proprietary code, barebones computers we call voting machines and a mass of completely unqualified election officials, our election system is up for grabs to anybody with even a modest interest and some script kiddie capability. The cyber-kinetic attack surface here is wide open.

3. George Bernard Shaw:

   Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

4. Jeff Melvoin:

   The idea of an election is much more interesting to me than the election itself...The act of voting is in itself the defining moment.

5. James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology:

   The collaboration between secretaries of state, election officials and the voting system manufacturers on the matter of enforcing this black box proprietary code secrecy with election systems, is nothing less than the commoditization and monetization of American Democracy.

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