election

noun

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Senses

a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

the results of the election will be announced tonight

the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice

her election of medicine as a profession

the status or fact of being elected

they celebrated his election

the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	elect
1	derivation	Related & opposite	electoral
1	has domain topic	Related & opposite	poll
1	has domain topic	Related & opposite	absentee ballot
1	has domain topic	Related & opposite	contestee
1	has domain topic	Related & opposite	contester
1	has domain topic	Related & opposite	public servant
1	has domain topic	Related & opposite	absolute majority
1	has domain topic	Related & opposite	relative majority
1	hypernym	Types & categories	vote
1	hyponym	Types & categories	reelection
1	hyponym	Types & categories	general election
1	hyponym	Types & categories	primary
1	hyponym	Types & categories	by-election
1	hyponym	Types & categories	runoff
2	derivation	Related & opposite	electoral
2	hypernym	Types & categories	selection
2	hyponym	Types & categories	co-option
2	hyponym	Types & categories	cumulative vote
3	hypernym	Types & categories	status
4	hypernym	Types & categories	predetermination