The formal choosing of a person for an office, dignity, or position of any kind; usually by the votes of a constituent body.
| 单词 | θ170293 |
| 释义 | society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [noun] (53) electionc1270 The formal choosing of a person for an office, dignity, or position of any kind; usually by the votes of a constituent body. lectiona1300 = election, n. electc1425 One that has been chosen for an office or function; often spec. = bishop-elect n. at bishop, n. compounds 2. Obsolete. electing1611 The action of elect, v. Subcategories:— meeting for (1) — fresh (1) — eligibility for re-election (1) — where decision is delegated (5) — of challenged validity (2) — contested (2) — joint (1) — using beans (1) — elector (8) — proposing as candidate (8) — loud support for a candidate (1) — offering oneself as candidate (14) — self-election (1) — election by existing members of a body (3) |
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