"""election " :: Election (a.) Divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects of mercy and salvation; -- one of the five points of Calvinism..
By-election :: By-election (n.) An election held by itself, not at the time of a general election..
Election :: Election (a.) The act of choosing; choice; selection.
Election :: 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..
Election :: Election (a.) Power of choosing; free will; liberty to choose or act.