election

1. A vote to select the winner of a position or political office (synset 100182630)
   "the results of the election will be announced tonight"
   associated with:

   • poll - the counting of votes (as in an election)
   • absentee ballot - (election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually mailed in prior to election day)
   • contestee - a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested
   • contester - someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.)
   • public servant - someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)
   • absolute majority, majority - (elections) more than half of the votes
   • plurality, relative majority - (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)
   is a type of: vote - the opinion of a group as determined by voting
   subtypes:

   • reelection - election again
   • general election - a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies
   • primary, primary election - a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
   • by-election, bye-election - a special election between regular elections
   • runoff - a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner
2. The act of selecting someone or something;
   The exercise of deliberate choice (synset 100181811)
   "her election of medicine as a profession"
   is a type of: choice, option, pick, selection - the act of choosing or selecting
   subtypes:

   • co-optation, co-option - the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership)
   • cumulative vote - an election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any manner
3. The status or fact of being elected (synset 113949362)
   "they celebrated his election"
   is a type of: position, status - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
4. The predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists) (synset 105975665)
   is a type of: foreordination, predestination, predetermination, preordination - (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)

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