Definitions for ELECTIONS
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1. elections

   An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organisations, from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations. The global use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern representative democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient Athens, where the elections were considered an oligarchic institution and most political offices were filled using sortition, also known as allotment, by which officeholders were chosen by lot.Electoral reform describes the process of introducing fair electoral systems where they are not in place, or improving the fairness or effectiveness of existing systems. Psephology is the study of results and other statistics relating to elections (especially with a view to predicting future results). Election is the fact of electing, or being elected. To elect means "to select or make a decision", and so sometimes other forms of ballot such as referendums are referred to as elections, especially in the United States.

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1. electionsnoun

   Plural noun of election.

   The government held the mid term elections during the autumn each governmental term.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 2, 2016  

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1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ELECTIONS' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1743

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ELECTIONS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2343

Anagrams for ELECTIONS »

1. selection

How to pronounce ELECTIONS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ELECTIONS in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ELECTIONS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of ELECTIONS in a Sentence

1. Kari Lake:

   It's becoming clearer everyday [sic] that Hobbs' strategy is to hide from Me, the Press, and the Voters throughout the entirety of this campaign and run out the clock on the people of Arizona, fortunately, the Clean Elections Commission refused to play into her game and voted down her proposal for a town hall safe space.

2. Supreme Electoral Council:

   Those targeted are responsible for serious human rights violations, including repression of civil society, supporting the fraudulent presidential and parliamentary elections and undermining democracy and the rule of law.

3. Albert Rivera:

   The scenario (after the elections) can be one of chaos but it can also create new opportunities. It will depend whether we, the new parties, can provide not only change but also stability and whether the old ones assume that the current political cycle is over.

4. John Cornyn:

   There comes a time when you have to realize that, despite your best efforts, you’ve been unsuccessful, that’s sort of the nature of these elections. You’ve got to have a winner. You’ve got to have a loser.

5. Joel Benenson:

   Hillary Clinton chief strategist Joel Benenson, on Fox News Sunday, defended the fairness of the primary elections and said The DNC would conduct a full review of the emails. Joel Benenson said people should not jump to conclusions. The DNC’s impact in these things is minimal compared to the results. What candidates and campaigns spend and do on the ground, talking to voters day in and day out, that’s what determines who wins.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections