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1election — e‧lec‧tion [ɪˈlekʆn] noun 1. [countable] when people vote to choose someone for a job: • She was nominated to stand for election as a Coca Cola director. • Mr Morrow is also up for election to the board of directors at a rival Chicago bank. 2.… …
2election */*/*/ — UK [ɪˈlekʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms election : singular election plural elections [countable] an occasion when people vote for someone to represent them, especially in a government Only about 20% of the people voted in the local government… …
3election — n. 1) to hold, schedule an election 2) to carry, win an election 3) to decide, swing an election (her last speech swung the election in her favor) 4) to concede; lose an election 5) to fix, rig an election 6) a close, hotly contested; rigged… …
4hold — v 1. To possess in virtue of a lawful title; as in the expression, common in grants, to have and to hold, or in that applied to notes, the owner and holder. 2. To be the grantee or tenant of another; to take or have an estate from another.… …
5hold — v 1. To possess in virtue of a lawful title; as in the expression, common in grants, to have and to hold, or in that applied to notes, the owner and holder. 2. To be the grantee or tenant of another; to take or have an estate from another.… …
6Élection présidentielle nigériane de 2011 — Nigeria Cet article fait partie de la série sur la politique du Nigeria, sous série sur la politique …
7Election — • In its broadest sense election means a choice among many persons, things, or sides to be taken. In the stricter juridical sense it means the choice of one person among many for a definite charge or function Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… …
8Election Day (United States) — Election Day in the United States is the day set by law for the selection of public officials by popular ballot. For federal offices, it occurs on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November (the Tuesday between November 2 and November 8,… …
9Election of the Popes — Election of the Popes † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Election of the Popes For current procedures regarding the election of the pope, see Pope John Paul II s 1996 Apostolic Constitution UNIVERSI DOMINICI GREGIS. See also PAPAL ELECTIONS… …
10Election Day (United Kingdom) — Election Day in the United Kingdom is by tradition a Thursday, but the date for general elections is not fixed by law. Most other European countries hold all Elections on Sundays. Polls in the United Kingdom open at 7:00 and close at 22:00. UK… …
