Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

special election

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables
spe-cial -elec-tion
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An election scheduled at other than the usual date for a specific purpose, often to fill an office that has become vacant before the incumbent has completed the term.

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What does special election mean?
An election scheduled at other than the usual date for a specific purpose, often to fill an office that has become vacant before the incumbent has completed the term.

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