election synonyms

election

n.

  1. The act of choosing

    option, choice, preference; see choice 1, selection 1.

  2. The act of choosing by votes

    poll, polls, ballot, balloting, ticket, vote, voting, voice vote, vote-casting, primaries, hustings (British), suffrage, plebiscite, referendum, franchise, elective franchise, constitutional right, yea or nay.

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