See Also: pontobulbar body(medicine)
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body of rib(medicine)
fat body(medicine)
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LE body(medicine)
R body(medicine)
body(1)(dictionary)
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X body(medicine)

election (oh) and pontobulbar body (medicine)


election (oh)



[C] when people vote to choose someone for an official position
::The Labour Party won the 2001 election by a huge majority.
:: Elections will be held on 14 February.
local/municipal/state/national election
::He will be fighting local elections next May.
presidential/mayoral/parliamentary etc election
::The next presidential election is due in two years.
stand for election BrE
::She was one of the first women to stand for election to parliament.
run for election
[singular] the fact of being elected to an official position
::Within three months of his election he was forced to resign.
sb's election to sth
::his election to Parliament
-see also General election

pontobulbar body (medicine)


pontobulbar body


A collection of nerve cells in the lower part of the medulla oblongata forming a ridge which crosses the restiform body obliquely.

Synonym: corpus pontobulbare.