Definition of election

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Election (a.) The choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by taking one of which, the chooser is excluded from the other..

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Tanistry :: Tanistry (n.) In Ireland, a tenure of family lands by which the proprietor had only a life estate, to which he was admitted by election..
Take :: Take (v. t.) To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right..
Ballot :: Ballot (n.) The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a given territory or electoral district..
Symptomatic :: Symptom (n.) A sign or token; that which indicates the existence of something else; as, corruption in elections is a symptom of the decay of public virtue..
Presidential :: Presidential (a.) Of or pertaining to a president; as, the presidential chair; a presidential election..
Elective :: Elective (a.) Dependent on choice; bestowed or passing by election; as, an elective study; an elective office..
Prelection :: Prelection (n.) A lecture or discourse read in public or to a select company.
Lection :: Lection (n.) A lesson or selection, esp. of Scripture, read in divine service..
Electioneerer :: Electioneerer (n.) One who electioneers.
"""election " :: Election (a.) Divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects of mercy and salvation; -- one of the five points of Calvinism..
Mugwump :: Mugwump (n.) A bolter from the Republican party in the national election of 1884; an Independent.
Election :: Election (a.) Those who are elected.
Option :: Option (n.) The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; an alternative.
Electionered :: Electionered (imp. & p. p.) of Electionee.
Rota :: Rota (n.) A short-lived political club established in 1659 by J.Harrington to inculcate the democratic doctrine of election of the principal officers of the state by ballot, and the annual retirement of a portion of Parliament..
Cooptation :: Cooptation (n.) The act of choosing; selection; choice.
Scrutiny :: Scrutiny (n.) An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll..
Evangelistary :: Evangelistary (n.) A selection of passages from the Gospels, as a lesson in divine service..
Repeater :: Repeater (n.) A person who votes more than once at an election.
Anthem :: Anthem (n.) Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacred music..
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