Synonyms for election
ɪˈlɛk ʃənelec·tion

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1. election

   A choice may be among many things; an alternative is in the strictest sense a choice between two things; oftener it is one of two things between which a choice is to be made, and either of which is the alternative of the other; as, the alternative of surrender is death; or the two things between which there is a choice may be called the alternatives; both Mill and Gladstone are quoted as extending the meaning of alternative to include several particulars, Gladstone even speaking of "the fourth and last of these alternatives." Option is the right or privilege of choosing; choice may be either the right to choose, the act of choosing, or the thing chosen. A person of ability and readiness will commonly have many resources. 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. A choice, pick, election, or preference is that which suits one best; an alternative is that to which one is restricted; a resource, that to which one is glad to betake oneself.

   Synonyms:
   alternative, choice, option, pick, preference, resource

   Antonyms:
   compulsion, necessity

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1. election

   Synonyms:
   choice, acceptance, selection, preference

   Antonyms:
   postponement, rejection, reprobation

Princeton's WordNet

1. electionnoun

   a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

   "the results of the election will be announced tonight"

2. electionnoun

   the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice

   "her election of medicine as a profession"

3. electionnoun

   the status or fact of being elected

   "they celebrated his election"

4. electionnoun

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

Matched Categories

1. • Choice
   • Predestination
   • Status
   • Vote

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1. electionnoun

   Synonyms:
   selection, preference, choice

2. electionnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Theol.) predestination

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1. List of paraphrases for "election":

   elections, electoral, choice, electing, elected, polls, elect, polling, poll, ballot, choices, voting, choosing, wahl, electors, selection, val, balloting, returning, option, vote, voter, wyborcza

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1. James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology:

   Between the black box proprietary code, barebones computers we call voting machines and a mass of completely unqualified election officials, our election system is up for grabs to anybody with even a modest interest and some script kiddie capability. The cyber-kinetic attack surface here is wide open.

2. James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology:

   The collaboration between secretaries of state, election officials and the voting system manufacturers on the matter of enforcing this black box proprietary code secrecy with election systems, is nothing less than the commoditization and monetization of American Democracy.

3. James Scott:

   Hacking a national election is simple. Exploit a vulnerability in the manufacturer's network, poison the tabulation software update with self-deleting malware and let the manufacturer send to their field reps and election consultants who update the election systems.

4. Jeff Melvoin:

   The idea of an election is much more interesting to me than the election itself...The act of voting is in itself the defining moment.

5. Selahattin Demirtas:

   It is becoming impossible to hold an election given the security situation in the region, we want an election to be held and we are not saying an election can't be held, but we want the conditions in the region to be improved for an election.