election
US /ɪˈlɛkʃən/
Definition
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The union will hold an election for a new leader in March.
Word Family
Synonyms
- ballota document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
- pollan inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
Collocations
- Easy presidential election daydescribing presidential election day (relating to a president or presidency)
- Medium win the general election by a wide marginto win the general election by a wide margin, meaning to be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
- Hard ensure free and fair election standardsto make sure that something happens regarding free and fair election standards
- Very Hard a fiercely contested election decided by recountreferring to a fiercely contested election decided by recount
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.