The meaning of Election

iˈlek.ʃən

Election – definition

noun
A formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position.
Usage examples:
The 2008 local council elections
Synonims:
Ballot Vote Poll Referendum Plebiscite General election Local election Popular vote Straw vote/poll Show of hands Voting (in)Choosing Picking Selection Choice Appointment

noun
The act or occasion of being chosen for a particular job, esp. by voting
Usage examples:
[ c ] congressional/presidential elections, [ u ] his election to the senate was all but assured., …

noun
A time when people vote to choose someone for an official job
Usage examples:
Have/hold an election by the time of the annual meeting we will be ready to hold elections for the …

noun
A time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or official job
Usage examples:
Call an election the government is expected to call an election (= allow the country to vote) very …

Election translation into English

Election: translate from English into Chinese

选举

Election: translate from English into Dutch

Verkiezing, Keuze, Keus, Optie, Voorbeschikking, Keur

Election: translate from English into French

Élection, Élections

Election: translate from English into German

Wahl

Election: translate from English into Hindi

चुनाव, निर्वाचन, निर्वाचन आंदोलन, वरण

Election: translate from English into Italian

Elezione

Election: translate from English into Korean

선거, 선출, 하느님의 선택

Election: translate from English into Russian

Выборы, Избрание, Перевыборы, Предопределение

Election: translate from English into Spanish

Elección, Eleccionario

Word origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin electio(n- ), from eligere ‘pick out’ (see elect).

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Election – similar words

electable

adjective
(of a politician or party) having the qualities which make election likely or plausible.
Usage examples:
He was the most electable candidate in the field

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elect

verb
Choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting.
Usage examples:
He was elected as councillor

adjective
(of a person) chosen or singled out.
Usage examples:
Suddenly the student becomes convinced that he is among the elect, the wise, the few who are privy …

plural noun
People who are chosen or singled out.
Usage examples:
One of the century's elect

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Election synonims

appointment

noun
An arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place.
Usage examples:
She made an appointment with my receptionist

A meeting arranged in advance

noun
A formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place
Usage examples:
[ c ] i have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow.

All meanings and translations of Appointment

ballot

noun
A system of voting secretly and in writing on a particular issue.
Usage examples:
A strike ballot

verb
(of an organization) ask (members) to vote secretly on an issue.
Usage examples:
The union is preparing to ballot its members on industrial action

All meanings and translations of Ballot

choice

noun
An act of choosing between two or more possibilities.
Usage examples:
The choice between good and evil

adjective
(especially of food) of very good quality.
Usage examples:
He picked some choice early plums

noun
An act of choosing; a decision
Usage examples:
[ c ] a difficult/easy choice, [ c ] when you’re trying to cut the budget deficit, you’ve got to ma…

All meanings and translations of Choice

choosing

verb
Pick out (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives.
Usage examples:
He chose a seat facing the door

Present participle of choose

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picking

verb
Detach and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing.
Usage examples:
I went to pick some flowers for jenny's room

noun
An act or the right of selecting something from a number of alternatives.
Usage examples:
take your pick from our extensive menu

noun
An act of blocking or screening a defensive player from the ball handler.
Usage examples:
In the triangle, players don't set picks off the ball.

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plebiscite

noun
The direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.
Usage examples:
The administration will hold a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms

All meanings and translations of Plebiscite

poll

noun
The process of voting in an election.
Usage examples:
The country went to the polls on march 10

verb
Record the opinion or vote of.
Usage examples:
Over half of those polled do not believe the prime minister usually tells the truth

All meanings and translations of Poll

referendum

noun
A general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.

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selection

noun
The action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable.
Usage examples:
Such men decided the selection of candidates

noun
The act of choosing, or the person or thing chosen
Usage examples:
[ c ] they performed a mix of old hits and selections from their new cd., [ c ] that bookstore has …

noun
The process of choosing someone or something from a group of people or things after careful thought
Usage examples:
The selection of sth/sb it is alleged that he tried to improperly influence the selection of a part…

All meanings and translations of Selection

vote

vəʊt

noun
A formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot or a show of hands.
Usage examples:
Voters will have two votes on their ballot paper - one to vote for or against a regional assembly a…

verb
Give or register a vote.
Usage examples:
They voted against the resolution

verb
To express your choice or opinion as one member of a group in order to decide a matter of importance to the whole group or to elect someone to an office
Usage examples:
[ i ] i voted early this morning just after the polls opened., [ i ] in a democracy, all adult citi…

All meanings and translations of Vote

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