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election

e·lec·tion [ i léksh'n ] (plural e·lec·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. event at which people vote: an organized event at which somebody is chosen by vote for something, especially a public office
held an election

2. choosing or being chosen by vote: the process of choosing somebody or of being chosen by vote
He stood for election.

3. selection of something: the act or process of choosing something, e.g. a course of action or subject ( formal )

4. religion selection by God for something: especially in Christianity, the fact of being chosen by God, or God's act of choosing somebody, for special favor, salvation, or a task

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