Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Election has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
"the results of the election will be announced tonight"
the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
"her election of medicine as a profession"
the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
"The preacher spoke passionately about election, explaining that God had chosen his congregation for salvation before time began."
A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
"The election will take place next month to choose our new city councilors."
In plain English: An election is when people vote to choose who will be their leader.
"The election will take place next Tuesday."
Usage: Use election to describe the formal democratic process where citizens vote to select leaders or representatives. It refers specifically to the event itself rather than the result or the act of voting individually.
The word election comes from the Latin verb eligere, which literally means "to pluck out." It entered English through Anglo-Norman and Middle French before taking on its modern sense of a formal choice or selection.