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Synonyms for election

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-lek-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɛk ʃən

Top 10 synonyms for election
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Définition of election

Origin :
  • late 13c., from Anglo-French eleccioun, Old French elecion "choice, election, selection" (12c.), from Latin electionem (nominative electio), noun of action from past participle stem of eligere "pick out, select," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + -ligere, comb. form of legere "to choose, read" (see lecture (n.)). Theological sense is from late 14c.
  • noun choosing; voting
Example sentences :
  • The young Tory's first election address was delivered upon this occasion.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • This was known before the election, so that the result was confidently predicted.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • The election of 1964 was a landslide victory for the Democratic Party.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • The morning of the election the sun heaved up on a brassy sky.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • Nor did the service of praise which preceded the election induce a milder spirit.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • All are valuable in an election, and a few of them are honest.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • Of course, his marriage was now to be postponed till the election should be over.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • These happy days of canvassing, and this freedom of election, could not last for ever.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • If we carry the election, your property will rise twenty per cent.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • You were free to make your election, and you made it; and the choice was not difficult.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
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