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general election definition

☆ general election

  1. an election to choose from among candidates previously nominated in a primary election, by party convention, etc.
  2. a nationwide or statewide election

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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