Synonyms for election
- noun
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Noun
poll, predestination, free will, choice, selection, preference, alternative, option, volition, chosenness rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
The parliamentary election(s) will be held in March.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- elections → polls, predestinations, choices, selections…
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Pick, from the Saxon, and election, from the Latin, picture the objects before one, with freedom and power to choose which he will; as, there were twelve horses, among which I could take my pick.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- poll My refusal to explain exempts me from the poll.
- predestination They adhere to the idea of predestination.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| election | falling | |
| poll | steady | |
| predestination | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- poll1
- 6 letters
- choice1, option2
- 8 letters
- volition3
- 9 letters
- selection3
- 10 letters
- preference3, chosenness
- 11 letters
- alternative4
- 14 letters
- predestination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (option2 = 2 syllables).