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. VTsIOM:

   Even among those who think the president has not yet fulfilled many of his pre-election promises, 70 percent are willing to support Putin.

2. Laura Zorc:

   Parental rights in education were on the ballot this election, parents( Republican, Independent, and Democrat) across the country have been saying, ‘ Students Together -LRB- BEST -RRB- do n’t want your politics in Students Together -LRB- BEST -RRB- schools. ’ Tonight, parents delivered on their promises to vote these elites out of office.

3. Carter Page:

   If there was any meddling in the election, all of the false narratives that has been out there is the ultimate meddling.

4. Joe Bidens:

   Turn this primary from a campaign thats about negative attacks into oneabout what were for, because we can not get -- re-elect -- we can not win this re-election -- excuse me. We can only re-elect Donald Trump -LSB-.

5. Kellan Terry:

   The most obvious difference in the social conversations around the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections is, simply put, size, the volume of social mentions around this year's presidential election is massive.