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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•lec•tion /ɪˈlɛkʃən/USA pronunciation n. - the selection by vote of a candidate for office: [uncountable]the right of election.[countable]What new surprise awaits us before the November election?
See -lec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•lec•tion (i lek′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- a public vote upon a proposition submitted.
- the act of electing.
- [Theol.]the choice by God of individuals, as for a particular work or for favor or salvation.
- Anglo-French
- Latin ēlēctiōn- (stem of ēlēctiō), equivalent. to ēlēct(us) (see elect) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English eleccioun
- 1225–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: election /ɪˈlɛkʃən/ n - the selection by vote of a person or persons from among candidates for a position, esp a political office
- a public vote on an official proposition
- the act or an instance of choosing
- the doctrine of Calvin that God chooses certain individuals for salvation without reference to their faith or works
- the doctrine of Arminius and others that God chooses for salvation those who, by grace, persevere in faith and works
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