election
n. choosing; voting for a political candidate | ||||
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Election Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Election
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Those who are elected.
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The choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by taking one of which, the chooser is excluded from the other.
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The act of choosing; choice; selection.
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The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor.
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Power of choosing; free will; liberty to choose or act.
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Divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects of mercy and salvation; -- one of the "five points" of Calvinism.
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Discriminating choice; discernment.
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Those who are elected.
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The choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by taking one of which, the chooser is excluded from the other.
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The act of choosing; choice; selection.
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The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor.
(a.)
Power of choosing; free will; liberty to choose or act.
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Divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects of mercy and salvation; -- one of the "five points" of Calvinism.
(a.)
Discriminating choice; discernment.
| WordNet 2.0 |
election
Noun
1. a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"
(hypernym) vote
(hyponym) reelection
(derivation) elect
(class) poll
2. the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"
(hypernym) choice, selection, option, pick
(hyponym) co-option, co-optation
3. the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election"
(hypernym) status, position
4. the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
(hypernym) predestination, foreordination, preordination, predetermination
Noun
1. a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"
(hypernym) vote
(hyponym) reelection
(derivation) elect
(class) poll
2. the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"
(hypernym) choice, selection, option, pick
(hyponym) co-option, co-optation
3. the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election"
(hypernym) status, position
4. the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
(hypernym) predestination, foreordination, preordination, predetermination
| hEnglish - advanced version |
election
election
\e*lec"tion\ (?), n. [f. élection, l. electio, fr. eligere to choose out. see elect, a.]
1. the act of choosing; choice; selection.
2. the act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor. corruption in elections is the great enemy of freedom. adams.
3. power of choosing; free will; liberty to choose or act. "by his own election led to ill."
4. discriminating choice; discernment. [obs.] to use men with much difference and election is good.
5. (theol.) divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects of mercy and salvation; -- one of the "five points" of calvinism. there is a remnant according to the election of grace. xi. 5.
6. (law) the choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by taking one of which, the chooser is excluded from the other.
7. those who are elected. [obs.] the election hath obtained it. xi. 7.
similar words(6)
election district
writ of election
by-election
right of election
to contest an election
to make one`s election
election
\e*lec"tion\ (?), n. [f. élection, l. electio, fr. eligere to choose out. see elect, a.]
1. the act of choosing; choice; selection.
2. the act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor. corruption in elections is the great enemy of freedom. adams.
3. power of choosing; free will; liberty to choose or act. "by his own election led to ill."
4. discriminating choice; discernment. [obs.] to use men with much difference and election is good.
5. (theol.) divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects of mercy and salvation; -- one of the "five points" of calvinism. there is a remnant according to the election of grace. xi. 5.
6. (law) the choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by taking one of which, the chooser is excluded from the other.
7. those who are elected. [obs.] the election hath obtained it. xi. 7.
similar words(6)
election district
writ of election
by-election
right of election
to contest an election
to make one`s election
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
election
toghchán
toghchán
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Etholiad
Etholiad = n. an election
Etholiad = n. an election
| Dream Dictionary |
Election
To dream that you are at an election, foretells you will engage in some controversy which will prove detrimental to your social or financial standing.
To dream that you are at an election, foretells you will engage in some controversy which will prove detrimental to your social or financial standing.
| Glossary of Parliamentary Procedure |
by-election
An election held to fill a vacancy arising during the course of a Parliament. The date of the by-election is fixed by the Governor in Council.
Compare: general election.
An election held to fill a vacancy arising during the course of a Parliament. The date of the by-election is fixed by the Governor in Council.
Compare: general election.
general election
An election following dissolution at which Members are selected for every electoral district. Members are elected by a simple plurality of the votes, which are cast by secret ballot.
Compare: by-election.
in absentia election
The election of a presiding officer in the House or in committee when the candidate is not present.
Election Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| USPTO Patent and Trademark Glossary |
election (PCT)
an indication made by applicant, in the Demand for an International Application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, as to the Contracting States in which applicant intends to use the results of the international preliminary examination.
Context: Patent
an indication made by applicant, in the Demand for an International Application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, as to the Contracting States in which applicant intends to use the results of the international preliminary examination.
Context: Patent
| PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) Glossary |
Election
The filing of the demand constitutes the election of all Contracting States which are designated and are bound by Chapter II and in which the applicant intends to use the results of the international preliminary examination.
The filing of the demand constitutes the election of all Contracting States which are designated and are bound by Chapter II and in which the applicant intends to use the results of the international preliminary examination.
Election Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Election
todvelan
todvelan
Election Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of Astrological Terms |
Election
Chart cast to ascertain the most auspicious time for important events, such as marriages, moving house and so on. Used in Horary Astrology.
Chart cast to ascertain the most auspicious time for important events, such as marriages, moving house and so on. Used in Horary Astrology.
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Ibhar
election; he that is chosen
election; he that is chosen
Election Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Election
An election is a decision making process where people choose people to hold official offices. This is the usual mechanism by which modern democracy fills offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This is also typically the case in a wide range of other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations. However, as Montesquieu points out in Book II, Chapter 2 of "The Spirit of Laws," in the case of elections in either a republic or a democracy, voters alternate between being the rulers of the country as well as being the subjects of the government, with the act of voting being the sovereign (or ruling) capacity, in which the people act as "masters" selecting their government "servants." Rather, the unique characteristics of democracies and republics is the recognition that the only legitimate source of power for government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" is the consent of the governed -- the people themselves.
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