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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gen′eral elec′tion, - Government[U.S. Politics.]
- a regularly scheduled local, state, or national election in which voters elect officeholders. Cf. primary (def. 15).
- a state or national election, as opposed to a local election.
- Government[Brit.]an election, which must be held at any time within five years of the last election, in which constituents elect members of the House of Commons. Cf. by-election.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: general election n - an election in which representatives are chosen in all constituencies of a state
- US a final election from which successful candidates are sent to a legislative body
- US Canadian (in the US) a national or state election or (in Canada) a federal or provincial election in contrast to a local election
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