Synonyms of election

Noun


1. election, vote

usage: a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"

2. election, choice, selection, option, pick

usage: the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"

3. election, status, position

usage: the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election"

4. election, predestination, foreordination, preordination, predetermination

usage: the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)

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Definition and meaning of election (Dictionary)