Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An election involving all or most constituencies of a state or nation in the choice of candidates.
Wiktionary
- n. An election, usually held at regular intervals, in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies or electoral districts of a nation.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies
Examples
“At the general election in 1892 the Parnellite members were reduced to nine, while the anti-Parnellites were seventy-two, and at the election in 1895 there was no material change.”
“Whichever Republican faced her in the fall general election was a shoo-in.”
“Mr. Butts died in 1879, and for a brief period the Home Rule leader was Mr. Shaw; but after the general election of”
“And if you will march with me, and organize with me, if you vote for me, then I promise you this: We will not just win this Democratic Nomination, we will win the general election and then together - you and I - we're going to change this country, and we're going to change this world.”
Remarks for Senator Barack Obama: Alliance for American Manufacturing
“It was only several years later that a member of the then British cabinet, Sir Thomas Mulberry, failed to be re-elected in a general election and published his memoirs setting out just what had actually happened; but by then, though, nobody was interested.”
“And if you will march with me, and organize with me, and if you vote for me, then I promise you this: We will not just win this Democratic Nomination, we will win the general election and then together - you and I - we're going to change this country, and we're going to change this world.”
Remarks for Senator Barack Obama: Building Trades National Legislative Conference
“Paul Maslin had conducted a set of caucus, primary, and general election surveys.”
“The purpose of that particular trip was fund-raising, mostly-in preparation for my general election campaign, several friends and supporters had organized events for me in L.A.,”
“Franks would be facing off against Democratic state senator Jim McGreevey in the general election for governor.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘general election’.
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election phrases and words
how election is used,everything
to do with elections,synonymsgeneral election, election petition, election of clerk, election-vote, election fever, election expenses, election district, election-monger, election-mad, election-dust, election-committee, election dinner and 151 more...
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EU - Eurovoc - politics
absolute majority, absolute monarchy, abstentionism, access to informa..., acquisition of arms, action brought be..., action for annulment, action to establi..., ad hoc committee, adjournment, adjournment motion, administration and 965 more...
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POL - legislation
US Congress/Senate + Westminster + European Parliament usage
across the desk, act, action, adjournment, adjournment sine die, adoption, advise and consent, amendment, analysis of the b..., apportionment, appropriation, appropriations limit and 652 more...
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POL - elections
absentee ballot, affiliate, allegiance, announcement of c..., ballot, ballot box, ballot initiatives, ballot paper, barnstorming speech, bias, block vote, campaign ad and 930 more...
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POL - collocations with "election"
supervise an elec..., steal an election, statewide election, stake of the elec..., scheduled election, run-up to the ele..., special election, schedule an election, provincial election, primary election, oversee the election, nonpartisan election and 153 more...
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UK Realia
Shoo!, Holly, Pixie, Mr Paws, Shandy, Snowy, Tibbles, Tufty, bull terrier, cocker spaniel, Irish setter, Yorkshire terrier and 1132 more...
Tweets
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