election

Definitions


[ɪˈlɛkʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position
(e.g: the 2008 local council elections)


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Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin electio(n-), from eligere ‘pick out’ (see elect)




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