election
/ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.08 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The parliamentary election(s) will be held in March."
- "How did you vote in (UK also: at) the last election?"
- "That brief moment after the election four years ago, when many Americans thought Mr. Obama’s election would presage a new, less fractious political era, now seems very much a thing of the past."
- "The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal."
- "W-4 election"
- "Whosoever searcheth all the circumstances and embraceth all the consequences thereof hindereth his election."
Etymology
From Middle English eleccioun, eleccion, from Anglo-Norman eleccioun, from Latin ēlectiōn-, stem of ēlectiō (“choice, selection”), from ēligō (“to pluck out, to choose”). Equivalent to elect + -ion. Displaced native Old English cyre (“choice, free will, election”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/
- British English: /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/