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Definition of âelectâ - English Dictionary › to decide on or choose, esp. to choose a person for a particular job by voting: [ T ] We elect representatives every two years. [ T ] She was elected to the board of directors. [ + to infinitive ] He was invited to join them at the concert, but he elected to stay home and watch the ballgame.
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election A man casts his vote during an election. A man casts his vote during an election. The definition of an election is a choice, particularly a voting. 1  An example of an election is a town's voting for the new mayor. 2  An example of an election is selecting a new health care provider.
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Definitions &Translations Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Designate. Under the Colombian Constitution of 1886 the Designate was a person—a member of the Senate or member of the Cabinet—selected to act as President when the incumbent was dead, ill or otherwise unable to discharge the duties of office.
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Election Electoral reform describes the process of introducing fair electoral systems where they are not in place, or improving the fairness or effectiveness of existing systems. Psephology is the study of results and other statistics relating to elections (especially with a view to predicting future results). To elect means to choose or make a decision, and so sometimes other forms of ballot such as referendums are referred to as elections, especially in the United States.
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- Define operate: to perform a function : exert power or influence; to produce an appropriate effect — operate in a sentence to perform a function : exert power or influence; to produce an appropriate effect; to perform an operation or a series of operations… See the full definition since 1828
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elect co-opt - choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague; The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation. 1  elect - select by a vote for an office or membership; We elected him chairman of the board.
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Election A ballot box. An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government.
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Initiative The purpose of an initiative, which is a type of election commenced and carried out by the people, is to permit the electorate to resolve questions where their elected representatives fail to do so or refuse to proceed with a change that the public desires.
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Elect Encyclopedias - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Elect. ELECT. e-lekt': That is, chosen, selected.. In the Old Testament the word represents derivatives of bachar, elegit; In the New Testament eklektos. It means properly an object or objects of selection. This primary meaning sometimes passes into that of eminent, valuable, choice; often thus as a fact, in places where the King James Version uses chosen (or elect) to translate the original (eg. Isaiah 42:1; 1 Peter 2:6).
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electorate electorate (plural electorates) 1  The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote. The votes have been counted and the electorate has spoken. 2  The geographic area encompassing an electoral district. The electorate of Finchley borders on the electorate of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, splitting the new housing estate of Royal Cupolas. The dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman Empire.
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electorate electorate (plural electorates) The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote. The votes have been counted and the electorate has spoken. The geographic area encompassing an electoral district. The electorate of Finchley borders on the electorate of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, splitting the new housing estate of Royal Cupolas. The dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman Empire. Fredrick the Great, Elector of Brandenburg and King of Prussia, commanded the most powerful electorate in the Empire.
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election 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.).
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- A man casts his vote during an election. The definition of an election is a choice, particularly a voting. 1  An example of an election is a town's voting for the new mayor. 2  An example of an election is selecting a new health care provider.
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constituency noun. The definition of a constituency is the body of people who are eligible to vote and elect a leader, or a group of supporters or potential supporters. The people in a given geographic area who elect a congressman are an example of a constituency.
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- B1 to express your choice or opinion, especially by officially writing a mark on a paper or by raising your hand or speaking in a meeting: She was too young to vote in the election. The committee voted on the proposal, and accepted it unanimously.
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prefer Definition of prefer for English Language Learners. : 1  to like (someone or something) better than someone or something else. 2  law : to make (a charge) against someone in a court of law.
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- noun by–elec·tion \ˈbī-ə-ˌlek-shən\. : a special election that is held between regular elections to replace someone who has died or resigned from office.
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Witness This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word Witness. witness, witnesser, informant(noun) someone who sees an event and reports what happened. spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker(noun) a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
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Definitions &Translations Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: 1  elective course, elective(adj) a course that the student can select from among alternatives. 2  elective, elected(adj) subject to popular election. elective official. 3  elective(adj) not compulsory. elective surgery; an elective course of study.
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- vb (transitive) to deprive (a person) of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship. to deprive (a place) of the right to send representatives to an elected body. to deprive (a business concern, etc) of some privilege or right.
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Initiative In political science, an initiative (also known as a popular or citizens' initiative) is a means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote (plebiscite). The initiative may take the form of a direct initiative or an indirect initiative.
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Definition of 'voter' Voters are people who have the legal right to vote in elections, or people who are voting in a particular election. 1  The turnout was at least 62 percent of registered voters. 2  Austrian voters went to the polls this weekend to elect a successor to the President.
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- Definition of electoral. 1 : of or relating to an elector the electoral vote. 2 : of or relating to election an electoral system.
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- He chose this pumpkin. He chose this pumpkin. The definition of chose is the past form of choose and means to have made a selection. An example of chose is someone saying they picked the best pumpkin in the patch.
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- A man casts his vote during an election. A man casts his vote during an election. The definition of an election is a choice, particularly a voting. 1  An example of an election is a town's voting for the new mayor.
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- Definition of election. 1a : an act or process of electing the election of a new governorb : the fact of being elected her election to the Senate. 2 : predestination to eternal life.