election

Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
  2. noun the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
  3. noun the status or fact of being elected

Etymology

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

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
vote
Narrower (hyponyms)
reelection, by-election, primary, general election, runoff

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