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election (iou)



election noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French election from Latin electio(n-), from elect-: see ELECT verb, -ION.]
The formal choosing of a person for an office or position, usu. by vote; the fact of being chosen. ME.
S. Austin The empire..had waived the right..to interfere in the election of the pope. J. Galsworthy He was not seeking election. H. Fast Her election to that very select body was no problem.
b. spec. The choice of a person to fill a vacancy in a representative body by a vote among those represented; an occasion of such choice; the accompanying proceedings. M17.
election address, election manifesto, etc. BY-ELECTION. general election: in which voting, usu. for a government, takes place in all the constituencies of a State.
Daily Telegraph If Mrs Thatcher wins the next election, Labour will have lost four in a row.
The exercise of deliberate choice or preference, esp. in relation to conduct; Law the right, opportunity, or duty of choosing. LME.
Daily Telegraph Thompson..was committed to Southwark Crown Court for trial..at his own election.
b. Judicious selection, discrimination. M16-E17.
Theology. The choosing by God of some persons but not others for salvation, or for the receipt of some blessing LME.
Astrology. The choosing of a propitious time for an undertaking; the time chosen. obsolete exc. Hist. LME.
The selecting of a thing, esp. a medicinal herb, for a particular purpose. E17-E18.
Comb.: election bun, election cake US: varieties of fancy bread; election commissioner any of a body of men appointed to inquire into corruption at an election or (US) to take charge of an election; election petition: calling for an inquiry into the validity of the election of a Member of Parliament.
electional adjective (Astrology) M17.