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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Next year will also see statewide primaries in May and a general election in November. — oregonlive.com, "Pre-paid Oregon ballots one step closer to becoming law," 19 June 2019 Her successor will be chosen, not in a general election, but by 160,000 or so dues-paying Conservative Party members, in a nation of 66 million. — Washington Post, "Boris Johnson blew off a debate for British prime minister candidates. But the empty chair said a lot.," 17 June 2019 There’s been some reporting that Donald Trump has privately expressed worries about facing Joe Biden in a general election. — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, "Joe Biden Bets on Being the Anti-Trump Candidate," 12 June 2019 The mettle would matter to Democrats in the primary and the moderateness to swing voters in a general election. — NBC News, "Biden's authenticity at risk in abortion flap," 7 June 2019 San Antonio is considered an oddity because runoffs occasionally garner more votes than a general election. — Dylan Mcguinness, ExpressNews.com, "High turnout marks early voting in San Antonio’s municipal runoffs," 5 June 2019 But this was a prime minister who, more than any other, had circumscribed herself, by having quite unnecessarily called, and effectively lost, a general election she had confidently expected to win convincingly. — Martin Farr, Quartz, "Donald Trump’s state visit is a sorry sign of the times for the UK," 4 June 2019 The letter, signed by 170 members of the prime minister’s party, called on May to bring her deal back to Parliament for a fourth vote, with the threat of a general election if it is rejected again, the newspaper said. — Danica Kirka, The Seattle Times, "Britain faces calls for unity govt amid Brexit impasse," 31 Mar. 2019 Previously, my only field experience came from being a supervolunteer for a general election last year. — Katie Turner, Teen Vogue, "Being a Field Director, Explained," 20 July 2018

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