election
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
the results of the election will be announced tonight
Types & categories
- vote hypernym
- reelection hyponym
- general election hyponym
- primary hyponym
- by-election hyponym
- runoff hyponym
Related & opposite
- elect derivation
- electoral derivation
- poll has domain topic
- absentee ballot has domain topic
- contestee has domain topic
- contester has domain topic
- public servant has domain topic
- absolute majority has domain topic
- relative majority has domain topic
Sense 2 noun
the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
her election of medicine as a profession
Types & categories
- selection hypernym
- co-option hyponym
- cumulative vote hyponym
Related & opposite
- electoral derivation
Sense 3 noun
the status or fact of being elected
they celebrated his election
Types & categories
- status hypernym
Sense 4 noun
the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
Types & categories
- predetermination hypernym
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| 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 |