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election [ɪˈlekʃən] N

1. election (act of electing):

election
wybory pl
general election
wybory powszechne
to call an election
rozpisywać [perf rozpisać] wybory
to stand for election
startować [perf wy-] w wyborach

2. election (choice):

election
wybór m

election platform, election program(me) N

by-election N esp Brit

election address N

election booth N

election booth → polling booth

See also polling booth

polling booth N Brit

election campaign N

election day N

election day
dzień m wyborów

election manifesto N

election results N pl

election results
wyniki mpl wyborów

election speech N

election speech → election address

See also election address

election address N

general election N

general election
wybory pl powszechne

re-election [ˌri:ɪˈlekʃən] N

Usage examples with election

general election
wybory powszechne
to call an election
rozpisywać [perf rozpisać] wybory
to stand for election
startować [perf wy-] w wyborach
to win an election
wygrać wybory
the election was a fix
wybory zostały sfałszowane
in the lead-up to the election
w okresie przedwyborczym
to put sb up for election
wystawiać [perf wystawić] kogoś w wyborach
to stand [or AM run] for re-election
ubiegać się o następną kadencję
taxes are the wild card in this election ex
podatki są w tych wyborach wielkim znakiem zapytania

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In the federal election, a total of 483 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 65.6%.
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He did not seek re-election in 2010 and retired from elective politics.
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Events on and after election day, however, were tainted with fraud.
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At the same time, his showing and that of the candidates he supported in the election were lackluster.
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He returned to his diocese full of remorse, and begged for the election of another bishop, but his diocesans refused to let him resign.
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The exact amount of the deposit is specified in the notice of the writ of election issued by the returning officer.
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With the increase in money expenditures, many candidates did not use the public financing system funded by the presidential election campaign fund checkoff.
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Given these protests, the election was tabled and further teleconferences and virtual meetings have occurred.
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He was re-elected to his third and final term in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election.
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The whole country was waiting for some relief from demonetisation: what was heard was an election speech.
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