by-election
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by-election
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From by- (“side, secondary, ancillary”) + election.
noun by-elections · bye-election · byelection
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An election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between general elections.
Coordinate term: general election
Similar: bypoll, special election
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noun election to fill a vacant political office
| Español | elección parcial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 재보궐선거 jaebogwolseon'geo |
| 日本語 | 補欠選挙 hoketsu senkyo |
| 中文 | 補選 /补选 bǔxuǎn |
| हिन्दी | उपचुनाव upcunāv |
| Português | eleição suplementar |
| Français | élection partielle |
| Deutsch | Ersatzwahl, Nachwahl |
| Italiano | elezioni suppletive, elezioni supplementari |
| العربية | اِنْتِخَابَات تَكْمِيلِيَّة intiḵābāt takmīliyya |
| עברית | בחירות ביניים b'khirót beinayim |
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