election

election
noun
ADJECTIVE
clean (esp. AmE), fair, free, open
fraudulent, rigged, stolen
close

Predicting the result of close elections is a perilous game.

landslide

The party won a landslide election.

contested, disputed

They demanded a rerun of the disputed presidential election.

historic
competitive
popular

the democratic concept of popular elections

democratic, multiparty, non-partisan
direct, indirect
fresh, new
last
recent
early

The prime minister may decide to call an early election.

scheduled

the scheduled Lebanese elections in May

forthcoming, upcoming (esp. AmE)
special
primary (in the US), run-off (esp. AmE)
midterm, off-year (AmE)
recall (= an election to remove an elected official from office) (AmE)

The Governor faces an unprecedented recall election.

county, federal, local, municipal, national, nationwide, provincial, regional, state, statewide (AmE)
congressional, council (esp. BrE), general, gubernatorial (AmE), judicial, leadership, legislative, local-government, mayoral, papal, parliamentary, party, presidential, Senate
school board
student council (AmE), student government (AmE), student union (BrE)
VERB + ELECTION
conduct, have, hold, run
call
contest, fight
run for (esp. AmE), stand for (esp. BrE)
dispute

a bitterly disputed election

lose, win
concede
sweep (AmE)

The party swept Turkish elections in November.

affect, influence
sway (esp. AmE), swing, tip (esp. AmE)

votes which could swing the entire national election

decide, determine

The people will decide this election and they will prove all the polls wrong.

organize, schedule (esp. AmE)
monitor, oversee, supervise
cancel, delay, postpone
derail

The violence in the country will not derail the elections.

fix, manipulate, rig, steal

claims that voter fraud had stolen the election for the Republicans

boycott
ELECTION + VERB
take place
be due, be scheduled for

Elections are scheduled for November.

approach, loom
ELECTION + NOUN
campaign
manifesto (esp. BrE), pledge (esp. BrE), promise
statement
issue

Education is a key election issue.

debate
strategy
battle, contest
turnout

The election turnout in 2008 was high.

ballot, poll
outcome, result, returns (esp. AmE)

A lot hangs on the election result.

All counties have now certified their election returns.

defeat, victory
broadcast (esp. BrE), coverage, news
procedure, process, system
candidate
administrator (AmE), commissioner, judge (AmE), monitor, observer, official (AmE), worker
board (esp. AmE), commission
office
date, day, eve, night, period, season, time, year

It was successful in rallying voters at election time.

cycle

The US is reaching the end of its latest presidential election cycle.

fraud
reform
PREPOSITION
at a/the election, in a/the election

in the 2001 general election

by election

Membership of the committee is by election.

election to

her election to the Senate

PHRASES
the outcome of an election
the run-up to an election

opinion poll results in the run-up to elections


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  • Election — • In its broadest sense election means a choice among many persons, things, or sides to be taken. In the stricter juridical sense it means the choice of one person among many for a definite charge or function Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • election — elec·tion n 1 a: the act or process of electing b: an instance of the electorate voting for candidates for an elective office c: the fact of being elected 2: the right, power, or privilege of making a choice: as a: the right of a spouse to choose …   Law dictionary

  • élection — ÉLECTION. s. fém. Action d élire. Choix fait par plusieurs personnes, Corps ou Communes, au concours des suffrages. Faire une élection. Approuver, confirmer une élection. L élection de l Empereur se fit un tel jour. Il donna sa voix pour l… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • election — Election. s. f. v. Choix. Faire une bonne election. approuver, confirmer une election. je vous en laisse l election. l election de l Empereur se fit un tel jour. il donna sa voix pour l election de. assister à une election. faire une election. On …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • election — e‧lec‧tion [ɪˈlekʆn] noun 1. [countable] when people vote to choose someone for a job: • She was nominated to stand for election as a Coca Cola director. • Mr Morrow is also up for election to the board of directors at a rival Chicago bank. 2.… …   Financial and business terms

  • Election — E*lec tion, n. [F. [ e]lection, L. electio, fr. eligere to choose out. See {Elect}, a.] 1. The act of choosing; choice; selection. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Election 2 — (黑社會以和為貴) est un film hongkongais réalisé par Johnnie To, sorti en 2006. C est la suite d Election, sorti l année précédente. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution …   Wikipédia en Français

  • election — Election, Electio. Election libre, Soluta optio eligendi. Election premiere, faisant jugement à la deuxiesme, Praerogatiua tribus. L election des Preteurs, Praetoriana comitia …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • election — [ē lek′shən, ilek′shən] n. [ME eleccioun < OFr election < L electio, a choice, in LL(Ec), the election of believers: see ELECT] 1. a choosing or choice 2. a) a choosing or being chosen for office by vote b) a voting, as in a municipality,… …   English World dictionary

  • election — (n.) late 13c., from Anglo Fr. eleccioun, O.Fr. elecion choice, election, selection (12c.), from L. electionem (nom. electio), noun of action from pp. stem of eligere pick out, select, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + ligere, comb. form of legere …   Etymology dictionary

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