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election definition

elec·tion (ē lek′s̸hən, i-)

noun

  1. 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.
  3. Theol. the selection by God of certain people for salvation and eternal life

Etymology: ME eleccioun < OFr election < L electio, a choice, in LL(Ec), the election of believers: see elect

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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