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election

Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/

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Definition of election

noun

a formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position:the 2008 local elections [mass noun]:he agreed to stand for election
[mass noun] the action of electing or the fact of being elected:his election to the House of Representatives