election

Definition:
1. A vote to select the winner of a position or political office.
2. The act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice.
3. The status or fact of being elected.

Use 'election' in a sentence:

• 1. Several new councillors got in at the last election.
• 2. Feelings ran high as the election approached.
• 3. Election boards will count the ballots by hand.
• 4. He watched the election results with some apprehension.
• 5. An election is pending in Italy.
• 6. He said the election had been rigged.
• 7. The heat is on now that the election is only a week away.
• 8. The election contest is heating up.
• 9. A general election became a certainty last week.
• 10. We voted Democrat in the last election.
• 11. The vice-president took power in the interim period before the election.
• 12. We had an election last year.
• 13. How many candidates are standing for election ?
• 14. His election success has provoked a shocked reaction.
• 15. If the election result is close, there will be a second count.
• 16. Can I rely on your support in the election?
• 17. The election was the main event of 2004.
• 18. The working class has/ have rejected them in the elections.
• 19. They held a snap election.
• 20. He delivered his election forecast.
• 21. She predicted the election result would be close.
• 22. Things are really hotting up in the election campaign.
• 23. He has already stated his intention to run for election.
• 24. They emerged triumphant in the September election.
• 25. He suffered a stunning defeat in the election.
• 26. We won the election fair and square.
• 27. There was euphoria after the election.
• 28. The election was a straight fight between the two main parties.
• 29. My election chances are not as important as the good name of the party.
• 30. The local elections will be a good test of the government's popularity.
• 31. Critics remain puzzled by the election results.
• 32. After the election, prices went sky-high.
• 33. The elections removed the government from power.
• 34. How did you vote at the last election?
• 35. Who did you vote for in the last election?
• 36. The election proved to be a near disaster for the party.
• 37. The date of the election was fixed.
• 38. We welcome his election as president.
• 39. The party faces defeat in the election.
• 40. The media played an important part in the last election.
• 41. No party has won an election four times running.
• 42. The party failed to win the election.
• 43. Elections take place every year.
• 44. The party is expecting to gain control of the council in the next election.
• 45. Significantly, he did not deny that there might be an election.
• 46. The elderly are a formidable force in any election.
• 47. Election results flowed in throughout the night.
• 48. The prime minister is about to call an election.
• 49. The government which followed the election was a very different animal.
• 50. The party came to power at the last election.
• 51. Who will lead the party in the next election?
• 52. Two elections were held within the space of a year.
• 53. In America, presidential elections are held every four years.
• 54. The elections are taking place against a background of violence.
• 55. She won the election by a clear majority.
• 56. The main topic of conversation was the likely outcome of the election.
• 57. The government is pushing the changes through before the election.