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by-election definition

by·-election (i lek′s̸hən)

noun

a special election held in the interval between regular elections, esp. one held to fill a vacancy in the British House of Commons

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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