election daynoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ɪˈlek.ʃən ˌdeɪ/us/ɪˈlek.ʃən ˌdeɪ/UK also polling daythe day when people vote in an election
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Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- hat
- nominate
- rigging
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- spoil
- stump
- vote of confidence
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Examples from literature
- Gordon was as busy as a candidate on election day.
- He spent the evening of election day in the telegraph office.
- It was the first chill shadow that followed the election day.
- It was the fourth Wednesday in April, and election day.
- Tomorrow's was the last paper before election day.