Election definition
Election is a noun meaning "a vote to select the winner of a position or political office." It has 4 meanings, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 8
- How common
- Everyday word
Election as a noun
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
"the results of the election will be announced tonight"
the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
"her election of medicine as a profession"
the status or fact of being elected
"they celebrated his election"
the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
How to say election
Election has 3 syllables and rhymes with section. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with election
- section
- collection
- direction
- protection
- connection
- selection
- infection
- reflection
- inspection
- detection
- perfection
- injection
ELECTION in word games
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Anagrams
- 0
Is ELECTION a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check ELECTION in the word checker, or unscramble ELECTION to see the shorter words in its letters.
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