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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Return :: Return (v. t.) Hence, to elect according to the official report of the election officers..
Electioneering :: Electioneering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Electionee.
Storven :: Storthing (n.) The Parliament of Norway, chosen by indirect election once in three years, but holding annual sessions..
Extract :: Extract (v. t.) To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book..
Ballot :: Ballot (n.) The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a given territory or electoral district..
Pick :: Pick (n.) Choice; right of selection; as, to have one's pick..
Chrestomathy :: Chrestomathy (n.) A selection of passages, with notes, etc., to be used in acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew chrestomathy..
Unseat :: Unseat (v. t.) Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election..
Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To travel over, delivering speeches for electioneering purposes; as, to stump a State, or a district. See To go on the stump, under Stump, n..
Particularism :: Particularism (n.) The doctrine of particular election.
Selection :: Selection (n.) That which is selected; a collection of things chosen; as, a choice selection of books..
By-election :: By-election (n.) An election held by itself, not at the time of a general election..
Cento :: Cento (n.) A literary or a musical composition formed by selections from different authors disposed in a new order.
Precinct :: Precinct (n.) A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a school precinct..
Electionered :: Electionered (imp. & p. p.) of Electionee.
Triennial :: Triennial (a.) Happening, coming about, or appearing once in every three years; as, triennial elections; a triennial catalogue; a triennial visitation..
Scrutiny :: Scrutiny (n.) An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll..
Election :: Election (a.) Those who are elected.
Poll :: Poll (n.) Specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election..
Choose :: Choose (v. i.) To make a selection; to decide.
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