Election Day

noun

: a day legally established for the election of public officials

especially : the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in an even year designated for national elections in the U.S. and observed as a legal holiday in many states

Examples of Election Day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Roman, a longtime GOP operative, served as director of Election Day operations for Trump's 2020 campaign and was also charged in Fulton County. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 June 2024 Advertisement Baja California, electing seven mayors for the first time, including in Tijuana, has vowed to keep both voters and candidates safe by deploying thousands of officers throughout the state on Election Day. —

Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024 The New York verdict, which the former president is expected to appeal, is the only one expected before Election Day, in part because of trial delays the election interference case faces before the U.S. Supreme Court. —

Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2024 Even by Donald Trump’s standards, the ex-President’s and newly-minuted felon’s Friday morning free-association session in the lobby of his Midtown Manhattan tower was a doozy—and a warning that the march toward Election Day could be just as befuddling. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for Election Day

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