general election Definition
☆ general election
noun
- an election to choose from among candidates previously nominated in a primary election, by party convention, etc.
- a nationwide or statewide election
general election Usage Examples
Possessives
year: I asked a friend once to explain his personal reason in voting for a particular party in last year's general election.
Converse of object
- win: Tony Blair wins Tony Blair is the first Labor Prime Minister to have won three general elections in a row.
- follow: I joined the Conservative party the week following the last general election.
- hold: Our records begin from the UK Parliamentary general election held in 2001 to the UK Parliamentary general election held in 2005.
- get: Is this why Tony Blair is trying to get the general election out of the way in May?
Adjective modifier
- next: We have started to work toward victory in the next general election.
- forthcoming: The parties agreed to meet again following the forthcoming general election.
- last: I joined the Conservative party the week following the last general election.
- upcoming: The party subsequently faced two applications for dissolution; the party planned to participate in the upcoming general election.
- parliamentary: UK parliamentary general elections UK Parliamentary general election, May 2005 results - This is an interactive service.
- British: The Southern figures were comparable ( if somewhat lower ) with voting figures in British general elections, as Post notes.
Preposition: in
row: Tony Blair wins Tony Blair is the first Labor Prime Minister to have won three general elections in a row.
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