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election
has definitions from the fields of politics,religion,theology,Christianity
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[ noun ] (politics) a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
Examples "the results of the election will be announced tonight" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)The jury further said in term end presentments that the City_Executive_Committee , which had over-all charge of the election , `` deserves the praise and thanks of the City_of_Atlanta '' for the manner in which the election was conducted . The jury further said in term end presentments that the City_Executive_Committee , which had over-all charge of the election , `` deserves the praise and thanks of the City_of_Atlanta '' for the manner in which the election was conducted . `` Only a relative handful of such reports was received '' , the jury said , `` considering the widespread interest in the election , the number of voters and the size of_this city '' . The jury said it did find that many_of Georgia 's registration and election laws `` are outmoded or inadequate and often ambiguous '' . His political career goes_back to his election to city_council in 1923 . |
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[ noun ] (politics) the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
Examples "her election of medicine as a profession" Used in print (Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)He worked in oil for years before beginning his work in watercolor , and his first public recognition and early honors , including his election to the Academy , were for his essays in the heavier medium . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the status or fact of being elected
Examples "they celebrated his election" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (religion,theology,Christianity) the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
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