Meaning of election in English
election
noun [ C or U ]
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a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or official job:

call an election The government is expected to call an election (= allow the country to vote) very soon.

Local government elections will take place in May.

The first election results have started to come in.

election
noun [ C/U ]
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the act or occasion of being chosen for a particular job, esp. by voting:

[ C ] congressional/presidential elections

[ U ] His election to the Senate was all but assured.

[ U ] Election Day is the first Tuesday in November.

election
noun
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a time when people vote to choose someone for an official job:

have/hold an election By the time of the annual meeting we will be ready to hold elections for the new executive board.

lose/win an election

election as sth These are the nominees for election as director.

stand/run for election (to sth) She has decided that she will run for election to the Advisory Committee.

[ S ]

the fact of being chosen for an official job by people voting for you:

election as sth She embarked on a series of sweeping changes to the company after her election as director.