general election

n. An election involving all or most constituencies of a state or nation in the choice of candidates.

general election

n 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an election in which representatives are chosen in all constituencies of a state 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US a final election from which successful candidates are sent to a legislative body. Compare primary¹³ 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the US) a national or state election or (in Canada) a federal or provincial election in contrast to a local election

gen′eral elec′tion

n. 1. a final election of candidates for national, state, or local office, as opposed to a primary. 2. a state or national election, as opposed to a local election. 3. Canadian. an election in which constituents elect members of the House of Commons. [1710–20, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun

general election - a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencieselection - a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"

Translations

大选普选

general

(ˈdʒenərəl) adjective1. of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc. The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics. 普遍的，总的 2. covering a large number of cases. a general rule.一般的3. without details. I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.大体的4. (as part of an official title) chief. the Postmaster General. ...长，首席的 noun in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal. General Smith. （英国）陆军上将 ˈgeneralize, ˈgeneralise verb1. to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases. He's trying to generalize from only two examples. 引出普遍性结论，推论 2. to talk (about something) in general terms. We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.笼统地讲ˌgeneraliˈzation, ˌgeneraliˈsation noun 普遍化，概括 ˈgenerally adverb usually; by most people; on the whole. He is generally disliked; He generally wins.一般地General Certificate of EducationGCEgeneral election an election in which the voters in every constituency are involved. 大选，普选 general practitionerGPgeneral store a shop that sells a wide range of goods. 百货店，杂货店 as a general rule usually; in most cases. As a general rule, we don't employ unskilled workers.一般说来in general usually; in most cases; most of (a group of people etc). People in general were not very sympathetic; People were in general not very sympathetic.一般地the general public the people of a town, country etc, considered as a group. 公众