election

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: election

1	n	a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
2	n	the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: election

“the results of the election will be announced tonight”

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; reelection
election again; general election
a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies; primary, primary election
a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen; by-election, bye-election
a special election between regular elections; runoff
a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner; direct primary
a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office

“her election of medicine as a profession”

Types:: co-optation, co-option
the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership); cumulative vote
an election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any manner

“they celebrated his election”

Type of:: position, status
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

Type of:: foreordination, predestination, predetermination, preordination
(theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)

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