Election (Noun)
Meaning 1
A vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The town council announced the election of a new mayor to take place in three weeks.
- Voters eagerly anticipated the outcome of the presidential election, watching as results poured in from around the country.
- Local party officials struggled to gather enough support to ensure a landslide victory in the upcoming election.
- Critics of the electoral system called for reforms in light of irregularities discovered during the previous election.
- National attention turned to the contentious Senate election, which many believed would decide the balance of power in the legislature.
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Meaning 2
The act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
The status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 4
The predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists).
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.