Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

election day

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: elec-tion -day
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The day on which a general election is designated to be held.

noun

The day on which general elections are held in the United States, usually the Tuesday following the first Monday in November.

American usage

noun

The day on which general elections are held in the Philippines, usually on the second Monday of May.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Election Day.

Example Sentences

"Voters returned nearly 64 million mail-in ballots before Election Day, a pandemic-driven record that is certain to make for a more complicated vote count this year but could also reshape American elections for years to come."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

Election Days (plural)

Synonyms

polling day

Questions

What does election day mean?: The day on which a general election is designated to be held.

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