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ELECTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
Example:
her election of medicine as a profession
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("election" is a kind of...):
choice; option; pick; selection (the act of choosing or selecting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "election"):
co-optation; co-option (the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership))
cumulative vote (an election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any manner)
Derivation:
electoral (of or relating to elections)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A vote to select the winner of a position or political office
Example:
the results of the election will be announced tonight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("election" is a kind of...):
vote (the opinion of a group as determined by voting)
Domain member category:
plurality; relative majority ((in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes))
absolute majority; majority ((elections) more than half of the votes)
public servant (someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment))
contester (someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.))
contestee (a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested)
absentee ballot ((election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually mailed in prior to election day))
poll (the counting of votes (as in an election))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "election"):
reelection (election again)
general election (a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies)
primary; primary election (a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen)
by-election; bye-election (a special election between regular elections)
runoff (a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner)
Derivation:
elect (select by a vote for an office or membership)
electoral (of or relating to elections)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("election" is a kind of...):
foreordination; predestination; predetermination; preordination ((theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind))
Sense 4
Meaning:
The status or fact of being elected
Example:
they celebrated his election
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("election" is a kind of...):
position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)
