"elections" in the noun sense
1. election
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
"the results of the election will be announced tonight"
2. election
the act of selecting someone or something the exercise of deliberate choice
"her election of medicine as a profession"
3. election
the status or fact of being elected
"they celebrated his election"
4. election
the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
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