election

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1 different kinds of election
2 people who want to be elected
3 the process of electing sb
4 the result of an election
see also POLITICS, GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT

1 different kinds of election
- choosing a member of parliament, a president, etc by voting; the time when this happens: election (noun C/U); adjective: electoral
to call an election ◎ Elections will be held in March. ◎ parliamentary/presidential elections ◎ election results ◎ to stand for election ◎ electoral reform
- an election in which the voters in a country choose their national parliament: general election
- an election in which the voters in a district choose their local council: local election
- a special election to choose a new Member of Parliament; it is held when the previous member has resigned or died: by-election
- an election in which all the voters of a country vote on whether to do sth or not: referendum
to hold a referendum on abortion

2 people who want to be elected
- a person who wants to be elected to a particular position: candidate
the Labour Party candidate
- to be a candidate in an election: stand* (for sth), (especially AmE) run* (for sth)
She's decided to stand for the European Parliament. ◎ He's running for president.
- a plan to do a number of things to win an election, persuade people to accept a change, etc: campaign; to take part in a campaign: campaign (for/against sb/sth); a person who takes part in a plan to make sth happen or to prevent sth: campaigner
- a written statement by a party that explains what it would do if it became the government: manifesto (plural manifestos)
- information or ideas used by the government in order to influence or persuade people about sth: propaganda (noun U)
anti-European propaganda
- a short phrase that is used in election campaigns, etc and that is easy to remember: slogan

3 the process of electing sb
- to show your choice in an election by raising your hand or writing on a piece of paper: vote (for/against sb/sth)
Have you been to vote yet? ◎ I'm not going to tell you who I voted for.
- the choice you make in an election: vote
There were more votes against the motion than in favour.
- a person who votes or who has the right to vote in a political election: voter
- all the people in a country who have the right to vote in an election: the electorate (with singular or plural verb)
- a district that has its own Member of Parliament: constituency
- a person who lives in a constituency: constituent
※—† going to vote in a political election
- a place where you go to vote in an election: polling station
- a piece of paper on which you write your choice: ballot paper
- after making your choice, you put your ballot paper into a ballot box
- the day when people vote in an election: polling-day
- voting in an election: polling (noun U)
In Britain, polling always takes place on a Thursday.

4 the result of an election
- after people have finished voting, officials count the votes
- if the result of the election is very close, the official in charge may order a re-count
It's very close. There'll probably have to be a re-count.
- the total number of votes given at an election: vote
She got less than 10% of the vote.
- to receive a certain number of votes at an election: poll sth
He polled 12 987 votes.
- the difference in the number of votes for the person/party who came first and the person/party who came second: majority
to get an overall majority (= a majority over all the other people/parties together)
- to choose sb by voting: elect sb (to sth) (as sth); to elect sb again: re-elect sb
She was elected to the Italian parliament in 1987. ◎ He was elected as MP for Bath.
- to be elected to a political position: get* in, get* into sth
The Tories got in at the last election. ◎ His ambition is to get into Parliament.
- a person who is successful in an election wins* (the election)
- a place in a parliament or council that sb wins in an election: seat
Labour has a majority of 10 seats on the council.
- elected for a position, but not yet in office: elect (adjective, after the noun)
the President elect
※ people who are elected to parliament or to a town council PARLIAMENT, TOWN
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- a type of electoral system where the candidate with the most votes will become the representative for a particular district: first-past-the-post system
- a type of electoral system where the final result depends on the percentage of the vote that each party received in an election: proportional representation (noun U)