Meaning

noun a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

noun the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice

noun the status or fact of being elected

originFrom Middle English eleccioun, eleccion, from Anglo-Norman eleccioun, from Latin ēlectiōn-, stem of ēlectiō (“choice, selection”), from ēligō (“to pluck out, to choose”). Equivalent to elect + -ion. Displaced native Old English cyre (“choice, free will, election”).

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