Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or process of electing someone to fill an office or position.
- noun An instance of this.
- noun The fact of being elected.
- noun An act of choosing; a selection.
- noun Predestined salvation, especially as conceived by Calvinists.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A deliberate act of choice; particularly, a choice of means for accomplishing a given end.
- noun The choice of a person or persons for office of any kind by the voting of a body of qualified or authorized electors.
- noun The act or process of choosing a person or persons for office by vote; a polling for office; also, the occasion or set time and provision for making such choice: as, a general or a special election; American elections are generally held in autumn.
- noun Hence By extension, a public vote upon a proposition submitted; a poll for the decision by vote of any public matter or question: as, to hold an election on a new constitution, or on a measure referred by the legislature to the people. [U.S.]
- noun Discernment; discrimination; distinction.
- noun In theology: The choice by God of particular individuals either to be the recipients of his grace and of eternal life, or to be commissioned for a particular work.
- noun Those who are elected by God to eternal life.
- noun In astrology, a reason for choosing one time rather than another for an undertaking; a preference of times. See
root , n. - noun In mathematics, a part or the whole of a number of distinguishable objects.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of choosing; choice; selection.
- noun The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or
viva voce . - noun Power of choosing; free will; liberty to choose or act.
- noun obsolete Discriminating choice; discernment.
- noun (Theol.) Divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects of mercy and salvation; -- one of the “five points” of Calvinism.
- noun (Law) The choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by taking one of which, the chooser is excluded from the other.
- noun obsolete Those who are elected.
- noun See under
Contest . - noun to choose.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A process of choosing a
leader ,members ofparliament ,councillors , or otherrepresentatives bypopular vote . - noun The
choice of a leader or representative by popular vote. - noun archaic Any conscious choice.
- noun theology In Calvinism, God's predestination of
saints including all of theelect .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the status or fact of being elected
- noun a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
- noun the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
- noun the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
Etymologies
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Action Alert: Feinstein 'election reform' bill hearings next week! 2007
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The cause alleged for this unmanly, base, cowardly outrage, is some expressions which occurred in an election squib, printed at this office, and extensively circulated through the county, _before the election_.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society
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The cause alleged for this unmanly, base, cowardly outrage, is some expressions which occurred in an election squib, printed at this office, and extensively circulated through the county, _before the election_.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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Lady Glistonbury listened, and tried, and seemed to understand -- bowed to Mr. Vivian and smiled, and said she remembered he was often at Glistonbury during the last election -- that she was happy to hear she should have the pleasure to see Lady Mary Vivian -- that some people disliked _election times_, but for her part she did not, when she was strong.
Tales and Novels — Volume 05 Maria Edgeworth 1808
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With the growth of the cult of personality and a recognition of the value of social media and change-orientated soundbites, the UK general election is increasingly resembling that of the 2008 US presidential election.
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With the growth of the cult of personality and a recognition of the value of social media and change-orientated soundbites, the UK general election is increasingly resembling that of the 2008 US presidential election.
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With the growth of the cult of personality and a recognition of the value of social media and change-orientated soundbites, the UK general election is increasingly resembling that of the 2008 US presidential election.
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With the growth of the cult of personality and a recognition of the value of social media and change-orientated soundbites, the UK general election is increasingly resembling that of the 2008 US presidential election.
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With the growth of the cult of personality and a recognition of the value of social media and change-orientated soundbites, the UK general election is increasingly resembling that of the 2008 US presidential election.
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With the growth of the cult of personality and a recognition of the value of social media and change-orientated soundbites, the UK general election is increasingly resembling that of the 2008 US presidential election.
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