| English noun: election | 
| 1. | election (act) a vote to select the winner of a position or political office | 
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 | Samples | The results of the election will be announced tonight. 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | vote | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | by-election, bye-election, general election, primary, primary election, reelection, runoff | 
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 | Domain category members | absentee ballot, absolute majority, contestee, contester, majority, plurality, poll, public servant, relative majority | 
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| 2. | election (act) the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice | 
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 | Samples | Her election of medicine as a profession. 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | choice, option, pick, selection | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | co-optation, co-option, cumulative vote | 
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| 3. | election (state) the status or fact of being elected | 
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 | Samples | They celebrated his election. 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | position, status | 
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| 4. | election (cognition) the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists) | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | foreordination, predestination, predetermination, preordination | 
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