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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This is an astonishing early feat in the widely Democratic state, which is arguably America's most influential, where the primary's top two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, could advance to the general election in November.
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
That may backfire on California Republicans, who were potentially looking at the previously unimaginable scenario of an all-GOP general election in the country’s biggest blue state.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
The general election in December and January was widely criticized, in part because the polls were not held in large parts of the country due to the ongoing civil war.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
In Europe, investors will be looking ahead to the general election in Hungary taking place on Sunday, where Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is on course to lose to the main challenger party, Fidesz, in what could be the biggest power shift in 16 years.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
That may backfire on California Republicans, who were potentially looking at the previously unimaginable scenario of an all-GOP general election in the country’s biggest blue state.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
The general election in December and January was widely criticized, in part because the polls were not held in large parts of the country due to the ongoing civil war.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
In Europe, investors will be looking ahead to the general election in Hungary taking place on Sunday, where Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is on course to lose to the main challenger party, Fidesz, in what could be the biggest power shift in 16 years.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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