Definition of ELECTION

election

Plural: elections

Noun

  • The formal process of choosing or electing by vote.
  • 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)
  • A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
  • The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote.
  • An option that is selected.
  • Any conscious choice.
  • In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect.
  • Those who are elected.

Examples

  • His election of a high-scoring word secured his victory in the Words With Friends game.
  • How did you vote in (UK also: at) the last election?
  • The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal.
  • The parliamentary election(s) will be held in March.
  • W-4 election

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English eleccioun, eleccion, from Anglo-Norman eleccioun, from Latin ēlectiōn-, stem of ēlectiō (“choice, selection”), from ēligō (“I pluck out, I choose”). Equivalent to elect + -ion.

Synonyms

chosenness

Scrabble Score: 10

election: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
election: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
election: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

election: valid Words With Friends Word