election

B1 Topic:Law & Government

US /ɪˈlɛkʃn/ UK /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like erection /l/ vs /r/

Freq #3253

Meanings

1

noun
An event in which people vote to choose a leader or representative.

The results of the election will be announced tonight.
2

noun
The act of choosing someone by voting.

The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

chosenness

Word family

Forms elections

Derived forms antielectionby-electionbyelectione-electionelectioneerelectioneeringelectionlesselectionlikeelectionspeaknonelectionpostelectionpre-election

Related forms electelectionalelective elector electoral electoratepsephology

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Phrases (1)

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election campaign
organized activity aimed at winning votes in an election

Noun + noun

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.

*leǵ- Proto-Indo-European eleccioun Middle English

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Topics

Law & Government

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# election

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈlɛkʃn/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/
**Frequency rank:** 3253

## Meanings
1. An event in which people vote to choose a leader or representative.
2. The act of choosing someone by voting.

## Examples
- The results of the election will be announced tonight.
- The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal.

## Synonyms
- chosenness

## Derived Forms
- antielection
- by-election
- byelection
- e-election
- electioneer
- electioneering
- electionless
- electionlike
- electionspeak
- nonelection
- postelection
- pre-election

## Related Forms
- elect
- electional
- elective
- elector
- electoral
- electorate
- psephology

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *leǵ-
- Root: eleccioun

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Election comes 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. In current use, the main senses are “An event in which people vote to choose a leader or representative” and “The act of choosing someone by voting”.

## Topics
- Law & Government

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