pre-electionn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpriːᵻˈlɛkʃn/, U.S.

/ˌpriəˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1500s– pre-election, 1600s–1800s prae-election, 1800s– pre-ëlection.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, election n.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + election n. Compare post-classical Latin praeelectio (4th cent.); also Middle French preelection distinction (1531 as preellection ). With use as adjective compare earlier post-election adj. at post- prefix 2a(a)(i).

A. n.

1. Originally: †the choice of one person or thing in preference to others; a selection, a preference (obsolete). In later use: the fact of having been chosen beforehand, esp. by God.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > [noun] > an act of choosing > previous or anticipatory

pre-election1589

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [noun] > choosing as more desirable

preferment1526

pre-election1589

protimesisa1638

preference1673

the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [noun] > predestination

foresettinga1300

destiningc1300

ordainingc1350

ordinationc1450

pre-ordinance1486

destinacy1490

predestination?1503

pre-ordination1527

foreordinance1530

predefinition?1548

fore-appointing1589

destination1598

ordainment1605

foreordination1620

predeterminationa1628

fatalitya1631

destinating1633

predesignationa1641

foreordaining1667

preordainmenta1847

pre-appointment1850

pre-election1860

foreordainment1879

providentialism1927

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. xii. 90 We must needes say, it was in many of their wordes done by preelection in the first Poetes.

1611 A. Stafford Niobe 61 A free præelection, is not but a good, nor a free shunning but of euil.

1629 J. Maxwell tr. Herodian Hist. iii. 163 Antonine, taking small ioy in those Nuptialls, whereto hee was forcibly yoked, without any præ-election of his owne, infinitely hated both the young Lady and her Father.

1667 J. Tombes Theodulia iii. 91 The praeelection or consent of the Congregation in which a Minister is to act as an Officer, is not so †necessary to his Office.

a1763 J. Byrom Thoughts on Predestination & Reprobation in Misc. Poems (1773) II. 304 Must this be urg'd to prove in Men's Condition Their Pre-election and their Præterition.

1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 596 He does not speak directly of predestination, but of præelection to temporal goods.

1994 J. Aaron in C. S. Wilson & J. Haefner Re-visioning Romanticism 113 Convinced according to Calvinist theology of the pre-election of her individual soul through grace as a ‘brand plucked out of the burning’.

2. An election held in anticipation of the vacancy of a position or office; the fact of having being chosen in such an election. Also: a preliminary election.

ΚΠ

a1639 H. Wotton Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 453 We shall satisfie His Majestie with a pre-Election, and yours shall have my first nomination.

1715 H. Prideaux Articles Reform. Univ. xviii, in Life H. Prideaux (1748) 212 No such pre-elections shall be henceforth made in any College.

1763 R. Burn Eccl. Law I. 203 It is true, there may be a preelection; and upon a death, the person may afterwards be admitted.

1830 J. H. Monk Life R. Bentley xvii. 535 Three scholars should be taken from Westminster every year, and..they should never be prejudiced by pre-elections.

1887 Times 16 Mar. 5/5 Monsignor Vanautelli, Apostolic Nuncio in Vienna, yesterday received intimation of his pre-election to the Cardinalate.

1957 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 26 249 The white Democratic Party primary..disfranchised the Negro by excluding him from participating in the preelections which for all practical purposes were the elections in the one-party South.

1998 Independent (Nexis) 9 Apr. 21 With her pre-election as Mistress of Girton in 1948, she emerged as a shrewd and immensely hard-working head of the college when she became Mistress the following year.

B. adj.

Occurring, existing, done, or made in the period immediately preceding an election.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [adjective] > before an election

pre-election1872

pre-primary1903

1872 Centerville (Iowa) Citizen 23 Nov. Our mellow and splendid October had come to a close, and a pre-election storm..had set in.

1898 Westm. Gaz. 16 May 3/1 Maybe Mr. Chamberlain was remembering his pre-election promises.

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 25 Mar. 4/3 Indifference is blazingly conspicuous by the small audiences that attend pre-election meetings.

1970 Argus (Cape Town) 30 Jan. 11 The nation watches Parliament with more than usual interest during the short pre-election session.

1997 A. Barnett This Time iv. 102 Their impatience to get on and ‘do’ something made Blair's staff ratty in the months after the final, pre-election party conference in October 1996.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre-election
释义	pre-electionn.adj. Brit. /ˌpriːᵻˈlɛkʃn/, U.S. /ˌpriəˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1500s– pre-election, 1600s–1800s prae-election, 1800s– pre-ëlection. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, election n. Etymology: < pre- prefix + election n. Compare post-classical Latin praeelectio (4th cent.); also Middle French preelection distinction (1531 as preellection ). With use as adjective compare earlier post-election adj. at post- prefix 2a(a)(i). A. n. 1. Originally: †the choice of one person or thing in preference to others; a selection, a preference (obsolete). In later use: the fact of having been chosen beforehand, esp. by God. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > [noun] > an act of choosing > previous or anticipatory pre-election1589 the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [noun] > choosing as more desirable preferment1526 pre-election1589 protimesisa1638 preference1673 the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [noun] > predestination foresettinga1300 destiningc1300 ordainingc1350 ordinationc1450 pre-ordinance1486 destinacy1490 predestination?1503 pre-ordination1527 foreordinance1530 predefinition?1548 fore-appointing1589 destination1598 ordainment1605 foreordination1620 predeterminationa1628 fatalitya1631 destinating1633 predesignationa1641 foreordaining1667 preordainmenta1847 pre-appointment1850 pre-election1860 foreordainment1879 providentialism1927 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. xii. 90 We must needes say, it was in many of their wordes done by preelection in the first Poetes. 1611 A. Stafford Niobe 61 A free præelection, is not but a good, nor a free shunning but of euil. 1629 J. Maxwell tr. Herodian Hist. iii. 163 Antonine, taking small ioy in those Nuptialls, whereto hee was forcibly yoked, without any præ-election of his owne, infinitely hated both the young Lady and her Father. 1667 J. Tombes Theodulia iii. 91 The praeelection or consent of the Congregation in which a Minister is to act as an Officer, is not so †necessary to his Office. a1763 J. Byrom Thoughts on Predestination & Reprobation in Misc. Poems (1773) II. 304 Must this be urg'd to prove in Men's Condition Their Pre-election and their Præterition. 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 596 He does not speak directly of predestination, but of præelection to temporal goods. 1994 J. Aaron in C. S. Wilson & J. Haefner Re-visioning Romanticism 113 Convinced according to Calvinist theology of the pre-election of her individual soul through grace as a ‘brand plucked out of the burning’. 2. An election held in anticipation of the vacancy of a position or office; the fact of having being chosen in such an election. Also: a preliminary election. ΚΠ a1639 H. Wotton Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 453 We shall satisfie His Majestie with a pre-Election, and yours shall have my first nomination. 1715 H. Prideaux Articles Reform. Univ. xviii, in Life H. Prideaux (1748) 212 No such pre-elections shall be henceforth made in any College. 1763 R. Burn Eccl. Law I. 203 It is true, there may be a preelection; and upon a death, the person may afterwards be admitted. 1830 J. H. Monk Life R. Bentley xvii. 535 Three scholars should be taken from Westminster every year, and..they should never be prejudiced by pre-elections. 1887 Times 16 Mar. 5/5 Monsignor Vanautelli, Apostolic Nuncio in Vienna, yesterday received intimation of his pre-election to the Cardinalate. 1957 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 26 249 The white Democratic Party primary..disfranchised the Negro by excluding him from participating in the preelections which for all practical purposes were the elections in the one-party South. 1998 Independent (Nexis) 9 Apr. 21 With her pre-election as Mistress of Girton in 1948, she emerged as a shrewd and immensely hard-working head of the college when she became Mistress the following year. B. adj. Occurring, existing, done, or made in the period immediately preceding an election. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [adjective] > before an election pre-election1872 pre-primary1903 1872 Centerville (Iowa) Citizen 23 Nov. Our mellow and splendid October had come to a close, and a pre-election storm..had set in. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 16 May 3/1 Maybe Mr. Chamberlain was remembering his pre-election promises. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 25 Mar. 4/3 Indifference is blazingly conspicuous by the small audiences that attend pre-election meetings. 1970 Argus (Cape Town) 30 Jan. 11 The nation watches Parliament with more than usual interest during the short pre-election session. 1997 A. Barnett This Time iv. 102 Their impatience to get on and ‘do’ something made Blair's staff ratty in the months after the final, pre-election party conference in October 1996. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1589
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