Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.

    The parliamentary election(s) will be held in March.

    How did you vote in (UK also: at) the last election?

    Wahl

    вы́борыvýbory

    ви́бориvýbory

  2. (countable, uncountable)The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote.

    The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal.

    избра́ниеizbránije

  3. (countable, uncountable)An option that is selected.

    W-4 election

  4. (countable, uncountable)In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect.

  5. (archaic, countable, uncountable)Any conscious choice.

    вы́борvýbor

    the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice

  6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Those who are elected.

    the status or fact of being elected

Examples

512 sentences
  1. Did you vote in the last election?

    Ти голосував на останніх виборах? — deniko

    ruВы голосовали на последних выборах? — marafon

    deHast du in der letzten Wahl deine Stimme abgegeben? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I think that Tom won the election.

    Думаю, Том переміг на виборах. — deniko

  3. Who did you vote for in the election?

    За кого ти голосував на виборах? — rmdas

    ruЗа кого ты голосовал на выборах? — marafon

    deFür wen hast du bei der Wahl gestimmt? — Fingerhut

  4. Tom is going to run in the election.

    Том балотуватиметься під час виборів. — deniko

  5. American politics are interesting to watch, especially during a presidential election.

    За американською політикою цікаво спостерігати, особдиво під час президентських виборів. — deniko

    ruЗа американской политикой интересно следить, особенно во время президентских выборов. — seekbirdy

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
process of choosing a new leader or representatives by popular vote:
Русский
By meaning 3
process of choosing a new leader or representatives by popular vote:
choice of a leader or representatives:
conscious choice:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
process of choosing a new leader or representatives by popular vote:

Origin

From Middle English eleccioun, eleccion, from Anglo-Norman eleccioun, from Latin ēlectiōn-

From Middle English eleccioun, eleccion, from Anglo-Norman eleccioun, from Latin ēlectiōn-, stem of ēlectiō (“choice, selection”), from ēligō (“to pluck out, to choose”). Equivalent to elect + -ion. Displaced native Old English cyre (“choice, free will, election”).

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