election
noun
[ ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n ]
• a formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position.
• "the 2008 local council elections"
Similar:
ballot,
vote,
poll,
referendum,
plebiscite,
general election,
local election,
popular vote,
straw vote/poll,
show of hands,
voting (in),
choosing,
picking,
selection,
choice,
appointment,
Opposite:
voting out,
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin electio(n- ), from eligere ‘pick out’ (see elect).
