direct electionnoun [ C ]
uk/daɪˌrekt ɪˈlek.ʃən//dɪˌrekt ɪˈlek.ʃən/specializedan election in which citizens vote directly instead of having representatives who vote for them
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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
- Direct election of a President becomes quickly infeasible for the more advanced voting procedures.
- Ireland will be still represented at Westminster by direct election.
- No details were mentioned as to changes in the relations of the Princes, but a Parliament elected by universal suffrage and direct elections was to be chosen, to help in the management of common German affairs.
- Then there is another thing that the conservative people are concerned about: the direct election of United States Senators.