election.
A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
Meaning & usage
A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
The parliamentary election(s) will be held in March.
How did you vote in (UK also: at) the last election?
The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote.
The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal.
An option that is selected.
W-4 election
Any conscious choice.
In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect.
Those who are elected.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English eleccioun, eleccion, from Anglo-Norman eleccioun, from Latin ēlectiōn-, stem of ēlectiō (“choice, selection”), from ēligō (“to pluck out, to choose”). Equivalent to elect + -ion. Displaced native Old English cyre (“choice, free will, election”).
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