general electionˌgeneral eˈlection noun [countable] 
during the 1987 general election campaign an attempt to persuade the government to hold a general election (=have a general election)
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- After the 1987 general election, Gould was considered Kinnock's natural successor.
- Although Billing retained his seat at the 1918 general election, ill health forced his retirement in 1921.
- Anderson has no opposition on the general election ballot.
- Any party which failed to win a seat in a general election would be automatically dissolved.
- If Walden carries out his threat, the Tory government would fall, leading to a general election.
- With little pressure from that quarter for an early general election, Callaghan almost imperceptibly emerged with growing command.
WORD SETS
abstain, verbabstention, nounadopt, verbballot, nounballot box, nounballot paper, nounblackball, verbby-election, nouncasting vote, nouncloture, nounconstituency, nounconstituent, noundeliver, verbdeposit, noundeselect, verbdisenfranchise, verbdisfranchise, verbdivision, noundoorstep, verbdream ticket, nounelect, verbelection, nounelectioneering, nounelective, adjectiveelector, nounelectoral, adjectiveelectoral register, nounelectorate, nounenfranchise, verbexit poll, nounfloating voter, nounfranchise, noungeneral election, nounhung parliament, nounlobby, nounmajority, nounmotion, nounno, nounoff-year, nounopen primary, nounoutvote, verboverall majority, nounplebiscite, nounplurality, nounpocket veto, nounpoint of order, nounpoll, nounpolling, nounpolling booth, nounpolling day, nounpolling station, nounpollster, nounPR, nounprimary, nounprimary election, nounproportional representation, nounpsephology, nounrecount, nounre-elect, verbreferendum, nounresolution, nounresolve, verbreturn, verbreturning officer, nounrig, verbrun, verbrun-off, nounscrutineer, nounshow of hands, nounslate, nounsplit ticket, nounspoil, verbsponsor, nounsponsor, verbstalking horse, nounstraight ticket, nounstraw poll, nounstronghold, nounsuffrage, nountactical voting, nounteller, nounthree-line whip, nounvote, verbvote of censure, nounvote of confidence, nounvote of no confidence, nounvoter, nounvoting machine, nounward, nounwrite-in, nounX, nounyea, nounyes, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY during the 1987 general election campaign an attempt to persuade the government to hold a general election (=have a general election)
an election in which all the people in a country who can vote elect a government: during the 1987 general election campaign an attempt to persuade the government to hold a general election (=have a general election) during the 1987 general election campaign an attempt to persuade the government to hold a general election (=have a general election)