winning an election
1election — [[t]ɪle̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦ elections 1) N VAR An election is a process in which people vote to choose a person or group of people to hold an official position. ...Poland s first fully free elections for more than fifty years... During his election… …
2Election stock market — Election stock markets (also referred to as election prediction markets) are financial markets in which the ultimate values of the contracts being traded are based on the outcome of elections. Participants invest their own funds, buy and sell… …
3election — /i lek sheuhn/, n. 1. the selection of a person or persons for office by vote. 2. a public vote upon a proposition submitted. 3. the act of electing. 4. Theol. the choice by God of individuals, as for a particular work or for favor or salvation.… …
4Election (1999 film) — Infobox Film name = Election caption = Theatrical poster director = Alexander Payne producer = David Gale writer = Tom Perrotta (novel) Alexander Payne Jim Taylor (screenplay) starring = Reese Witherspoon Matthew Broderick Chris Klein Jessica… …
5Election petition — An election petition refers to the procedure for challenging the result of a Parliamentary election in the United Kingdom.Controverted elections had been originally tried by select committees, afterwards by the Committee of Privileges and… …
6Election Reform Debate in the U.S. — ▪ 2002 Amid calls for a radical overhaul of the U.S. electoral system, George W. Bush was inaugurated as president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2001. The 2000 presidential election exposed several deficiencies in the conduct of American …
7winning — [[t]wɪ̱nɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n You can use winning to describe a person or thing that wins something such as a competition, game, or election. The leader of the winning party took her oath of office as prime minister... Hill has never been on… …
8Election threshold — In party list proportional representation systems, an election threshold is a clause that stipulates that a party must receive a minimum percentage of votes, either nationally or within a particular district, to get any seats in the parliament.… …
9Election of remedies — In the law of civil procedure, election of remedies is the situation in which a winning party in a lawsuit must choose the means by which its injury will be remedied. For example, if a court finds that the plaintiff s painting was stolen by the… …
10Election (1998 novel) — infobox Book | name = Election orig title = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Tom Perrotta cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Black comedy publisher = Putnam Adult release date =… …
