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election

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

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

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

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

Synonyms:

• Calvinism,
• accession,
• alternative,
• alternativity,
• anointing,
• anointment,
• apostolic orders,
• appointment,
• arrogation,
• assignment,
• assumption,
• authorization,
• by-election,
• calling,
• canonization,
• caucus,
• choice,
• choosing,
• closed primary,
• co-optation,
• co-option,
• conferment,
• congressional election,
• consecration,
• contested election,
• coronation,
• decision,
• delegation,
• deputation,
• designation,
• determinism,
• direct primary,
• druthers,
• electing,
• empowerment,
• fatalism,
• first choice,
• free choice,
• free will,
• general election,
• holy orders,
• induction,
• installation,
• institution,
• investiture,
• legitimate succession,
• major orders,
• mandatory primary,
• minor orders,
• nomination,
• nonpartisan primary,
• open primary,
• option,
• optional primary,
• ordainment,
• orders,
• ordination,
• partisan election,
• pick,
• plebiscite,
• political election,
• poll,
• predestinarianism,
• predeterminism,
• preference,
• preference primary,
• preferment,
• preoption,
• presentation,
• presidential election,
• presidential preference primary,
• presidential primary,
• primary,
• primary election,
• reading in,
• referendum,
• runoff,
• runoff election,
• runoff primary,
• seizure,
• selection,
• succession,
• taking over,
• the pick,
• usurpation,
• volition,
• vote,
• voting,
• will