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election
- /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ US, UK
- /əˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/
Rhymes with -ɛkʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English eleccioun, eleccion, from Anglo-Norman eleccioun, from Latin ēlectiōn-, stem of ēlectiō (“choice, selection”), from ēligō (“to pluck out, to choose”). Equivalent to elect + -ion. Displaced native Old English cyre (“choice, free will, election”).
noun elections
- A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote. The parliamentary election(s) will be held in March.
- The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote. The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal.
- An option that is selected. W-4 election
- Any conscious choice. Whosoever searcheth all the circumstances and embraceth all the consequences thereof hindereth his election.
- In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect. [H]e [Paul] laboureth to comfort Timothy vvith the remembrance of the ſtedfaſtneſs of Gods eternal decree of Election, becauſe grounded on his foreknowledge; […]
- Those who are elected. The election hath obtained it.
Similar: chosenness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: by-election, ballot, electoral, polls, balloting, vote, polling, candidate, constituency, suffrage, voter, reelection, elected, candidature, elector, candidacy
noun
Similar: chosenness
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noun process of choosing a new leader or representatives by popular vote
| Español | elección, elecciones, comicios |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 선거 seon'geo |
| 日本語 | 選挙 senkyo |
| 中文 | 選舉 /选举 xuǎnjǔ |
| हिन्दी | चुनाव cunāv, इंतिख़ाबात intixābāt, निर्वाचन nirvācan, इंतिख़ाब intixāb |
| Kiswahili | uchaguzi |
| Português | eleição |
| Français | élection |
| Deutsch | Wahl |
| Italiano | elezione |
| Ελληνικά | εκλογή eklogí, εκλογές eklogés |
| Română | alegeri, elecțiune |
| Русский | вы́боры výbory |
| Tiếng Việt | sự bầu cử, tuyển cử |
| العربية | اِنْتِخَاب intiḵāb, اِنْتِخَابَات intiḵābāt |
| עברית | בְּחִירוֹת bkhirot |
Talk about this word "election." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/election. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. election. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/election "election." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/election.Cite this
@misc{election_2026,
title = {election},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/election},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
