electionnoun [ C or U ]
uk/iˈlek.ʃən/us/iˈlek.ʃən/B1 a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or official job:
The government is expected to call an election (= allow the country to vote) very soon.
Local government elections will take place in May.
The first election results have started to come in.
See also
by-election
general election
More examples
- There was a fall in support for the Republican party at the last election.
- I voted Labour in the last election.
- The election for the leadership of the council will take place on Tuesday.
- The recent free elections mark the next step in the country's progress towards democracy.
- He has established himself as the leading candidate in the election.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- hat
- nominate
- rigging
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- spoil
- stump
- vote of confidence
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