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election
noun(e-lec-tion)
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
Examples:
The results of the election will be announced tonight.
election
noun(e-lec-tion)
the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
Examples:
Her election of medicine as a profession.
election
noun(e-lec-tion)
the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
election
noun(e-lec-tion)
the status or fact of being elected
Examples:
They celebrated his election.

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