Synonyms for election
ɪˈlɛk ʃənelec·tion

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1. election

   A choice may be among many things; an alternative is in the strictest sense a choice between two things; oftener it is one of two things between which a choice is to be made, and either of which is the alternative of the other; as, the alternative of surrender is death; or the two things between which there is a choice may be called the alternatives; both Mill and Gladstone are quoted as extending the meaning of alternative to include several particulars, Gladstone even speaking of "the fourth and last of these alternatives." Option is the right or privilege of choosing; choice may be either the right to choose, the act of choosing, or the thing chosen. A person of ability and readiness will commonly have many resources. Pick, from the Saxon, and election, from the Latin, picture the objects before one, with freedom and power to choose which he will; as, there were twelve horses, among which I could take my pick. A choice, pick, election, or preference is that which suits one best; an alternative is that to which one is restricted; a resource, that to which one is glad to betake oneself.

   Synonyms:
   alternative, choice, option, pick, preference, resource

   Antonyms:
   compulsion, necessity

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1. election

   Synonyms:
   choice, acceptance, selection, preference

   Antonyms:
   postponement, rejection, reprobation

Princeton's WordNet

1. electionnoun

   a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

   "the results of the election will be announced tonight"

2. electionnoun

   the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice

   "her election of medicine as a profession"

3. electionnoun

   the status or fact of being elected

   "they celebrated his election"

4. electionnoun

   the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)

Matched Categories

1. • Choice
   • Predestination
   • Status
   • Vote

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1. electionnoun

   Synonyms:
   selection, preference, choice

2. electionnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Theol.) predestination

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1. List of paraphrases for "election":

   elections, electoral, choice, electing, elected, polls, elect, polling, poll, ballot, choices, voting, choosing, wahl, electors, selection, val, balloting, returning, option, vote, voter, wyborcza

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1. Elie Honig:

   Every state certified one and only one slate of presidential electors based on the 2020 election results, what states( is John Eastman) talking about ? What dual slates ?

2. Foreign Relations PresidentRichard Haass:

   He did nothing to persuade us that his various interventions in the run-up to the election were justified, it just seemed to me he took on a disproportionate role in American politics without the mandate to do it.

3. Stacey Abrams:

   Georgia still has a decision to make about who will we be in the next election. And the one after that. And the one after that, so we have used this election and its aftermath to diagnose what has been broken in our process.

4. Matteo Renzi:

   If its politicians were to be distracted by an election campaign they couldn’t concentrate on what the country needs.

5. Trey Kelly:

   I am confident that because I won the only valid election for chairman of the Fulton County Republican Party that the [county] delegates' choice and the Fifth District’s decision will be affirmed in the event my challenger appeals, i look forward to getting this internal party matter resolved so that the Fulton GOP and I can concentrate on expanding our base and winning the partisan elections next year.