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general election


general election

noun

Definition of GENERAL ELECTION

: an election usually held at regular intervals in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies of a nation or state
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First Known Use of GENERAL ELECTION

circa 1687

Rhymes with GENERAL ELECTION

antirejection, equal protection, hypercorrection, interconnection, microdissection, microinjection

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