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Definitions of election:
  • noun:   the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
    Example: "Her election of medicine as a profession"
  • noun:   a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
    Example: "The results of the election will be announced tonight"
  • noun:   the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
  • noun:   the status or fact of being elected
    Example: "They celebrated his election"




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