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

State officials referred 34 people for criminal investigation of noncitizen registration or voting, but none had voted in the primary or general elections that year. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Joe Kaufman, a counter-terrorism researcher, writer and lecturer, has been an unsuccessful Republican primary or general election candidate in different congressional districts in 2024, 2018, 2016, 2014 and 2012. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Elliott, who is running for re-election to the House as well as for governor, wants to fine voters who decline to participate in a general election. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

The county is scheduled to hold an election for the position in the 2028 general election. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 17 July 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