1. (noun) a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

• absentee ballot
• absolute majority
• majority
• contestee
• contester
• plurality
• relative majority
• poll
• public servant

1. (noun) a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

• by-election
• bye-election
• general election
• primary
• primary election
• reelection
• runoff

2. (noun) the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice

• co-optation
• co-option
• cumulative vote

1. (noun) a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

• vote

2. (noun) the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice

• choice
• option
• pick
• selection

3. (noun) the status or fact of being elected

• position
• status

4. (noun) the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)

• foreordination
• predestination
• predetermination
• preordination

1. (noun) a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

• elect
• electoral

2. (noun) the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice

• electoral