general election

noun

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

Examples of general election in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the general election, voters can rank those candidates from their first choice to their last. — Rich Percival, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2026

Orange County Democrats also strived for that type of personal touch, knocking on tens of thousands of doors between the primary and general elections, Vilchez Santiago said. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2026

Schumer had backed El-Sayed’s primary challenger, Haley Stevens, who at the end of the general election campaign backed Republican Mike Rogers. — Mike Catalini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026

The local police union tried to appeal to supporters of Spencer Pratt, the Republican candidate who came in third in the June primary, to convince them to vote for Bass in the general election. — Linh Tat, Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for general election

• abjection
• advection
• affection
• bijection
• bisection
• collection
• complexion
• confection
• connection
• connexion
• convection
• correction

Legal Definition

general election

noun

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