election
11election — (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 …
12election — selection, option, *choice, preference, alternative Analogous words: deciding or decision, determining or determination, settling or settlement (see corresponding verbs at DECIDE) …
13election — [n] choosing; voting alternative, appointment, ballot, balloting, choice, decision, determination, franchise, judgment, option, poll, polls, preference, primary, referendum, selection, ticket, vote casting; concepts 41,300 …
14election — ► NOUN 1) a formal procedure whereby a person is elected, especially to a public office. 2) the action of electing or fact of being elected …
15election — The act of choosing or selecting one or more from a greater number of persons, things, courses, or rights. The choice of an alternative. The internal, free, and spontaneous separation of one thing from another, without compulsion, consisting in… …
16election — The act of choosing or selecting one or more from a greater number of persons, things, courses, or rights. The choice of an alternative. The internal, free, and spontaneous separation of one thing from another, without compulsion, consisting in… …
17election — /i lek sheuhn/, n. 1. the selection of a person or persons for office by vote. 2. a public vote upon a proposition submitted. 3. the act of electing. 4. Theol. the choice by God of individuals, as for a particular work or for favor or salvation.… …
18élection — (é lè ksion ; en vers, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1° Choix qui est fait de quelqu un en assemblée et par voie de suffrages. L élection d un député. Les élections municipales. • Je suis sûr que vous ne sauriez faire que de bonnes élections,… …
19Election — This article is about the political process. For other uses, see Election (disambiguation). Free election redirects here. For the free elections of Polish kings, see Royal elections in Poland. A ballot box An election is a formal decision making… …
20election — n. 1) to hold, schedule an election 2) to carry, win an election 3) to decide, swing an election (her last speech swung the election in her favor) 4) to concede; lose an election 5) to fix, rig an election 6) a close, hotly contested; rigged… …
