"special election" meaning in English

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      "form": "special elections",
      "tags": [
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      "expansion": "special election (plural special elections)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "American English",
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          "name": "Philippine English",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Government",
          "orig": "en:Government",
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          "name": "Politics",
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            "Fundamental"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An election scheduled at other than the usual date for a specific purpose, often to fill an office that has become vacant before the incumbent has completed the term."
      ],
      "id": "en-special_election-en-noun-vAwXVPDm",
      "links": [
        [
          "politics",
          "politics"
        ],
        [
          "government",
          "government"
        ],
        [
          "incumbent",
          "incumbent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(politics, government, Philippines, US) An election scheduled at other than the usual date for a specific purpose, often to fill an office that has become vacant before the incumbent has completed the term."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "by-election"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Philippines",
        "US"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "vadamdeli arčevnebi",
          "sense": "irregular election",
          "word": "ვადამდელი არჩევნები"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "damaṭebiti arčevnebi",
          "sense": "irregular election",
          "word": "დამატებითი არჩევნები"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "riggareše arčevnebi",
          "sense": "irregular election",
          "word": "რიგგარეშე არჩევნები"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "special election"
}

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    {
      "form": "special elections",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "special election (plural special elections)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "American English",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "Philippine English",
        "en:Government",
        "en:Politics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An election scheduled at other than the usual date for a specific purpose, often to fill an office that has become vacant before the incumbent has completed the term."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "politics",
          "politics"
        ],
        [
          "government",
          "government"
        ],
        [
          "incumbent",
          "incumbent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(politics, government, Philippines, US) An election scheduled at other than the usual date for a specific purpose, often to fill an office that has become vacant before the incumbent has completed the term."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "by-election"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Philippines",
        "US"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "vadamdeli arčevnebi",
      "sense": "irregular election",
      "word": "ვადამდელი არჩევნები"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "damaṭebiti arčevnebi",
      "sense": "irregular election",
      "word": "დამატებითი არჩევნები"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "riggareše arčevnebi",
      "sense": "irregular election",
      "word": "რიგგარეშე არჩევნები"
    }
  ],
  "word": "special election"
}