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An election is a choice, particularly a voting. (noun)

An example of an election is a town's voting for the new mayor.
An example of an election is selecting a new health care provider.

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See election in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a choosing or choice
1. a choosing or being chosen for office by vote
2. a voting, as in a municipality, on some proposition, issue, etc.
Theol. the selection by God of certain people for salvation and eternal life

See election in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(ĭ-lĕkˈshən)

noun

a. The act or power of electing.
b. The fact of being elected.
The right or ability to make a choice. See Synonyms at choice.
Predestined salvation, especially as conceived by Calvinists.

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