"election" meaning in English

See election in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ [UK], /əˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ [US] Audio: en-us-election.ogg [US] Forms: election [singular], elections [plural]
enPR: ĭ-lĕk'shən [UK] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An election is a decision, often decided by voting.
    Sense id: simple-election-en-noun-mwEFKP~s
     
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      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The man elected to take part in the work."
        },
        {
          "text": "The result of voting for the election was more votes that the man should do the work."
        }
      ],
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        "An election is a decision, often decided by voting."
      ],
      "id": "simple-election-en-noun-mwEFKP~s",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "ĭ-lĕk'shən",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-election.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "election"
}

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    {
      "form": "election",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elections",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
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  ],
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The man elected to take part in the work."
        },
        {
          "text": "The result of voting for the election was more votes that the man should do the work."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An election is a decision, often decided by voting."
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "ĭ-lĕk'shən",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-election.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "election"
}

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