Definition of election

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Election (a.) The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor..

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Canvass :: Canvass (n.) To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote..
Manipulate :: Manipulate (v. t.) To control the action of, by management; as, to manipulate a convention of delegates; to manipulate the stock market; also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts, or election returns..
Hustings :: Hustings (n. pl.) Any one of the temporary courts held for the election of members of the British Parliament.
Selection :: Selection (n.) The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference..
Refer :: Refer (v. i.) To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the preacher referred to the late election..
Particularism :: Particularism (n.) The doctrine of particular election.
Ballot :: Ballot (n.) The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a given territory or electoral district..
Septennial :: Septennial (a.) Happening or returning once in every seven years; as, septennial elections in England..
Extract :: Extract (v. t.) To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book..
Military :: Military (a.) Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition..
Defloration :: Defloration (n.) That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part; careful culling or selection.
Vocal :: Vocal (n.) A man who has a right to vote in certain elections.
Repeater :: Repeater (n.) A person who votes more than once at an election.
Option :: Option (n.) The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; an alternative.
Electorate :: Electorate (n.) The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or division of them..
Choice :: Choice (n.) The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection.
Electioneerer :: Electioneerer (n.) One who electioneers.
Selection :: Selection (n.) That which is selected; a collection of things chosen; as, a choice selection of books..
Speaker :: Speaker (n.) A book of selections for declamation.
Slate :: Slate (v. t.) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand..
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