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
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In the 2023 general election, Republican canvass board members in Boulder, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, and La Plata counties refused to certify results.
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Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
The top two candidates in that primary would remain on the ballot for the general election.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Argentina was governed by Alberto Fernández and ex-President and now VP Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who trounced Macri in 2019 general elections.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Also, a former prime minister, Young, lost the April general elections to Persad-Bissessar and her ruling United National Congress.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
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Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
The top two candidates in that primary would remain on the ballot for the general election.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Argentina was governed by Alberto Fernández and ex-President and now VP Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who trounced Macri in 2019 general elections.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Also, a former prime minister, Young, lost the April general elections to Persad-Bissessar and her ruling United National Congress.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for general election
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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