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e·lec·tion

(ĭ-lĕk′shən)
n.
1.
a. The act or process of electing someone to fill an office or position: Officers are chosen by election and not by appointment.
b. An instance of this: Did you vote in this election?
c. The fact of being elected: her election to the Senate.
2. An act of choosing; a selection: your election of benefits.
3. Predestined salvation, especially as conceived by Calvinists.
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election

(ɪˈlɛkʃən)
n
1. (Parliamentary Procedure) the selection by vote of a person or persons from among candidates for a position, esp a political office
2. a public vote on an official proposition
3. the act or an instance of choosing
4. (Protestantism) Christianity
a. the doctrine of Calvin that God chooses certain individuals for salvation without reference to their faith or works
b. the doctrine of Arminius and others that God chooses for salvation those who, by grace, persevere in faith and works
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e•lec•tion

(ɪˈlɛk ʃən)

n.
1. the selection by vote of a candidate for office.
2. a public vote upon candidates, etc., submitted.
3. the choice by God of individuals, as for salvation.
[1225–75; Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin]
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election

the theological doctrine of God’s predestination of individuals as objects of divine mercy and salvation.
See also: Christianity
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:election - a vote to select the winner of a position or political office]election - a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"
reelection - election again; "he did not run for reelection"
vote - the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote"
general election - a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies
primary, primary election - a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
bye-election, by-election - a special election between regular elections
runoff - a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner
poll - the counting of votes (as in an election)
absentee ballot - (election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually mailed in prior to election day)
contestee - a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested
contester - someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.)
public servant - someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)
absolute majority, majority - (elections) more than half of the votes
relative majority, plurality - (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)
2. election - the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"
selection, choice, option, pick - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
co-optation, co-option - the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership)
cumulative vote - an election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any manner
3. election - the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election"
status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
4. election - the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
foreordination, predetermination, preordination, predestination - (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
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election

noun
1. vote, poll, ballot, determination, referendum, franchise, plebiscite, show of hands Poland's first fully free elections for more than fifty years
2. appointment, choosing, picking, choice, selection the election of the Labour government in 1964
Quotations
"Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody" [Franklin P. Adams Nods and Becks]
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election

noun
The act of choosing:
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Translations
أنْتِخابانتخاباِنْتِخَاب
volby
valg
elekto
vaalit
izbori
választás
kosningar
選挙
선거
volitve
val
การเลือกตั้ง
sự bầu cử

election

[ɪˈlɛkʃən]
n
(= event) → élection f
to hold an election → procéder à une élection
[person, government] → élection f
election as sth → élection comme qch, élection au poste de qch
modif [broadcast, date, day, year, winner] → des élections ; [manifesto, promise, pledge, platform, defeat, result] → électoral(e); [candidate] → aux élections election campaign n → campagne f électorale
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

election

n → Wahl f; his election to the chairmanship → seine Wahl zum Vorsitzenden ; election debacle → Wahldebakel nt

election

in cpds → Wahl- ; election victory/defeat → Wahlsieg m → /-niederlage f;
election campaign
n → Wahlkampf m
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election

[ɪˈlɛkʃ/ən] n → elezione f; (of Government) → elezioni fpl
to hold an election → indire un'elezione
the election will be held next week → l'elezione avrà luogo la settimana prossima
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

elect

(iˈlekt) verb
1. to choose by vote. He was elected chairman; elected to the committee. kies, verkose يَنْتَخِب избирам eleger (z)volit wählen vælge εκλέγω elegir valima با رای دادن انتخاب کردن؛ برگزیدن valita äänestämällä élire לִבחוֹר निर्वाचन करना izglasati (meg)választ memilih kjósa eleggere 選挙する 선출하다 (iš)rinkti ievēlēt dipilih kiezen velge wybierać غوره كول، انتخابول، ټاكل (درايوپه واسطه eleger a alege избирать (z)voliť (iz)voliti birati välja, utse เลือกตั้ง seçmek 選舉 обирати; вибирати انتخاب کرنا bầu cử 选举
2. to choose (to do something). They elected to go by taxi. verkies, gekies يَخْتار решавам escolher rozhodnout se wählen vælge προτιμώ, επιλέγω decidir otsustama ترجیح دادن؛ انتخاب کردن valita choisir de faire qqch. לִבחוֹר चुनना izabrati (vmi mellett) dönt lebih suka velja, kjósa sér decidere 選ぶ 선택하다 apsispręsti, nutarti izvēlēties pilih besluiten velge zdecydować, wybrać انتخابول escolher a alege предпочесть rozhodnúť sa odločiti se izabrati välja เลือก karar vermek 選擇(做某事) вирішити اختیار کرنا chọn 选择(做某事)
adjective
(placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it. the president elect. gekose مُنْتَخَب، مُخْتار избран eleito budoucí zukünftig tiltrædende; designeret εκλεγμένος electo valitud, tulevane منتخب؛ برگزیده valittu futur נבחר निर्वाचित biran, izabran kijelölt bakal nÿkjörinn, verðandi eletto, nominato 未就任の (아직 취임하기 이전의) 당선된 išrinktas []vēlēts bakal gekozen utnevnt, valgt, utpekt nowo wybrany انتخابول eleito votat избранный zvolený bodoči izabran nyvald, blivande ซึ่งได้รับเลือก seçilmiş, seçimi kazanmış 候任的 обраний منتخب جس نے ابھی عہدہ نہیں سمبھالا ہو đắc cử 选定的(放在所修饰的名词之后)
eˈlection (-ʃən) noun
the choosing, or choice, (usually by vote) of person(s) for office. When do the elections take place?; He is standing for election again. verkiesing أنْتِخاب избори eleição volby die Wahl valg εκλογή elección valimised انتخاب؛ رای گیری vaali élection בְּחִירוֹת चुनाव izbor választás pemilihan kosningar elezione 選挙 선거 rinkimai vēlēšanas pilihan raya verkiezing valg wybory انتخاب، ټاكنه (درايوپه واسطه eleição alegeri выборы voľby volitve izbori val การเลือกตั้ง seçim 選舉 вибори انتخاب کا عمل cuộc bầu cử 选举
eˌlectioˈneer (-ʃə-) verb
to work to bring about the election of a candidate. stemme werf, verkiesingswerk يَسْعى لِفَوْز مُرَشَّح في الأنتِخابات агитирам fazer campanha vést volební kampaň Wahlpropaganda machen føre valgkampagne κάνω προεκλογικό αγώνα hacer campaña valimiskampaaniat läbi viima مبارزه انتخاباتی کردن kampanjoida mener une campagne électorale תַעֲמלָן בְּחִירוֹת चुनाव प्रचार करना skupljati glasove korteskedik berkampanye starfa fyrir frambjóðanda eða flokk í kosningum. fare propaganda elettorale 選挙運動する 선거 운동원 vesti rinkiminę kampaniją rīkot pirmsvēlēšanu kampaņu pengundi verkiezingspropagandist drive valgkamp agitować په انتخاباتو كى ديوه ګوند په ګټه كار كول fazer campanha a organiza o cam­panie electorală проводить предвыборную кампанию viesť volebnú kampaň zbirati glasove raditi na izbornoj kampanji delta i valkampanj รณรงค์หาเสียงให้ผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้ง seçim propagandası yapmak 競選 проводити передвиборну кампанію انتخابی مہم میں شرکت کرنا vận động bầu cử 进行选举活动
eˈlector noun
a person who has the right to vote at an election. Not all the electors bothered to vote. stemgeregtigde ناخِب، مُنْتَخِب избирател eleitor volič, -ka der/die Wähler(in) vælger εκλογέας, ψηφοφόρος elector valija رای دهنده äänestäjä électeur/-trice בוחר निर्वाचक birač választó pemilih kjósandi elettore, elettrice 有権者 선거인, 유권자 rinkėjas vēlētājs pengundi kiezer velger; valgmann wyborca يوه ډله خلك چه دانتخاب واك لرى انتخاباتى حوزه eleitor alegător избиратель volič, -ka volilec birač väljare ผู้มีสิทธิ์ออกเสียงเลือกตั้ง seçmen 選民,選舉人 виборець منتخب کرنے کا حق رکھنے والا cử tri 选民,有选举权的人
eˈlectoral adjective
of elections or electors. The names of all electors are listed in the electoral roll. kiesers إنْتِخابي избирателен eleitoral volební Wahl-... valg- εκλογικός electoral valimis-, valija- وابسته به انتخابات یا انتخاب کنندگان vaali- électoral שֶׁל בְּחִירוֹת, שֶׁל בּוֹחָרִים निर्वाचन संबंधी birački választási tentang pemilihan kjósenda; kosninga- elettorale 選挙の 선거의 rinkimų, rinkėjų vēlēšanu-; vēlētāju- pilihan raya kies- valg-, velger- wyborczy په ټول ټاكنو باندى اړين eleitoral electoral избирательный volebný volilni birački val-, valmans- เกี่ยวกับการเลือกตั้ง seçimle ilgili 選舉的,選舉人的 виборчий انتخاب سے نسبت رکھنے والا thuộc cử tri; thuộc bầu cử 选举的,选举人的
eˈlectorate (-rət) noun
all electors taken together. Half of the electorate did not vote. kiesers مَجْموع الناخِبين електорат eleitorado voliči die Wählerschaft vælgerskare; valgberettigede εκλογικό σώμα electorado valijaskond تمام کسانی که صلاحیت رای دادن دارند äänestäjäkunta électorat צִיבּוּר הַבּוֹחָרִים निर्वाचक वर्ग biračko tijelo választók kelompok pemilih kjósendur (atkvæðisbærir) elettorato 選挙民 선거민, 유권자 rinkėjai vēlētāji para pengundi kiezers velgerne, velgerkorps wyborcy راى وركوونكى eleitorado elec­to­rat избиратели voliči volilni upravičenci biračko telo valmanskår ลงคะแนนเสียง seçmenler 全體選民 електорат انتخاب کرنے والوں کا حلقہ toàn bộ cử tri 全体选民
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election

→ اِنْتِخَاب volby valg Wahl εκλογές elección vaalit élection izbori elezione 選挙 선거 verkiezing valg wybory eleição выборы val การเลือกตั้ง seçim sự bầu cử 选举
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