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General Election - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Alternative, Alternativity, Anointing, Anointment, Assignment, Assumption, Authorization, Calling, Canonization, Caucus, Choice, Consecration, Coronation, Decision, Delegation |
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A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. The term is generally used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.
The term originates in the United Kingdom general elections for the House of Commons.
List of general elections
A general election is also a term used in opposition to primary election. In the United States, primary elections serve to narrow down a field of candidates, and general elections actually elect candidates to offices. The general election is usually held on Election Day, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
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Example Usage of Election |
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leftofthehill: Why is it that only now (almost a month after the Election) that some candidates are sending out emails asking people to keep in touch? |
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cherveny: @Cherryice1988 I do bet he may run,or at least form an"exploratory committee"Then the Election will turn on how much the hate vote turns out |
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blueballed11: Give thanks for our families, friends and a corrupt government. Next Election time, we need to vote everyone out. Incumbents must lose. |
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