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Election

//ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote. countable, uncountable

    "The parliamentary election(s) will be held in March."

  2. 2
    the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice wordnet
  3. 3
    The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote. countable, uncountable

    "The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal."

  4. 4
    a vote to select the winner of a position or political office wordnet
  5. 5
    An option that is selected. countable, uncountable

    "W-4 election"

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  1. 6
    the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists) wordnet
  2. 7
    Any conscious choice. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "Whosoever searcheth all the circumstances and embraceth all the consequences thereof hindereth his election."

  3. 8
    the status or fact of being elected wordnet
  4. 9
    In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect. countable, uncountable

    "[H]e [Paul] laboureth to comfort Timothy vvith the remembrance of the ſtedfaſtneſs of Gods eternal decree of Election, becauſe grounded on his foreknowledge; […]"

  5. 10
    Those who are elected. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "The election hath obtained it."

Etymology

From Middle English eleccioun, eleccion, from Anglo-Norman eleccioun, from Latin ēlectiōn-, stem of ēlectiō (“choice, selection”), from ēligō (“I pluck out, I choose”). Equivalent to elect + -ion.

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