pre-election
/pɹiː.ɪˈlɛk.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "At least Dr. Beeching can no longer be accused by anyone of disinterest in railways, after the king-sized squib he flung into one of the particularly combustible pre-election topics - transport - at the end of June."
- "Due to Purdah (pre-election rules on announcements that could influence voters), this will not be released until after the local elections in May."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /pɹiː.ɪˈlɛk.ʃən/