election

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See also élection

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭ-lĕk'shən, IPA: /ɪˈlekʃ(ə)n/, SAMPA: /I"lekS(@)n/

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman eleccioun, from Latin election-, stem of electio (“choice, selection”), from eligere (“pluck out, choose”)

Noun

election (plural elections)

1. A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.

   The parliamentary elections will be held in March.

2. The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote.

   The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal.

3. Any conscious choice.

   His election to go to the fair was influenced by the prospect of seeing Mary there.

4. (theology) In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect.

Related terms

• elect, elective, elector, electoral, electorate

Derived terms

• by-election
• election theft
• electioneer
• electioneering
• election of remedies
• general election
• primary election

Translations

process of choosing a new leader or representatives

Arabic: إنْتِخاب (ar) m. ('intikhaab), انتخابات (ar) Asturian: eleicion (ast) f. Bulgarian: избори (bg) Catalan: elecció (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 選舉 (cmn), 选举 (cmn) (xuǎnjǔ) Czech: volba (cs) f. Danish: valg (da) n. Dutch: verkiezing (nl) f. Esperanto: elekto (eo), balotado (eo) Finnish: vaali, vaalit (elections) French: élection (fr) f. German: Wahl (de) f. Greek: εκλογή (el) (eklogí) f., εκλογές (el) (eklogés) f. pl. Gujarati: ચૂંટણી Hungarian: választás (hu) Ido: elekto (io)

Irish: toghchán (ga) m. Italian: elezione (it) f. Japanese: 選挙 (せんきょ, senkyo), 選任 (せんにん, sennin), 選出 (せんしゅつ, senshutsu) Kurdish: هه‌ڵبژاردن Malayalam: തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് (thiranjetuppu) Persian: انتخابات (fa) Polish: wybory (pl) pl. Portuguese: eleição (pt) f. Romanian: alegere (ro) f. Russian: выборы (ru) (výbory) m. pl. Scottish Gaelic: taghadh (gd) m. Serbian: Izbori (sr) (Izbori) pl. Spanish: elección (es) f. Swahili: uchaguzi (sw) Swedish: val (sv) n. Tajik: зинтихобот (tg) Telugu: ఎన్నిక (te) (ennika)

choice of a leader or representatives

Bulgarian: избор (bg) m., избиране (bg) n. Catalan: elecció (ca) f. Esperanto: elektado (eo)

Finnish: valinta (vaaleilla) (fi) Romanian: alegere (ro) f., selecție (ro) f., desemnare (ro) f. Spanish: elección (es) f.

conscious choice

Bulgarian: избор (bg) m. Catalan: elecció (ca) f.

Spanish: elección (es) f.

See also

• Election on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Predestination on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Predestination