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the power, right, or opportunity to choose
at the country inn, breakfast in bed is entirely at the election of the guest
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Recent Examples of elections
Three candidates are challenging mainstream Democrats for NYC congressional seats in the 2026 midterm elections, with the mayor's backing.
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Yet meaningful change has been slow to materialize, souring views of Starmer’s premiership and inflicting heavy losses on the Labour Party in local government elections in May, which virtually sealed his fate.
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Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Students began asking questions about elections, government and civic participation.
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Monica Gordon,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The announcement follows mounting pressure on the prime minister after Labour suffered heavy losses in local elections in May and faced an increasingly vocal rebellion from his own lawmakers over his leadership and policy agenda.
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Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
The general public elects their local members of parliament, and if one party controls a decisive majority of the seats in the House of Commons, as Labour has since the last national elections in 2024, that party's leader generally is seated as the prime minister.
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Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
After Labour was handed a drubbing by voters in May's local and regional elections, the party took action.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Under Starmer Nigel Farage’s populist outfit, which leads national polls of voter intention, had swept all council seats available in local elections on the same turf just six weeks earlier.
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Joe Mayes,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
However, for all the antitrust threats opponents to the merger have floated, the mainly unspoken but real battle in this year of midterm elections seems to be about old-fashioned politics and firing up the base.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
15 June 2026
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Yet meaningful change has been slow to materialize, souring views of Starmer’s premiership and inflicting heavy losses on the Labour Party in local government elections in May, which virtually sealed his fate.
—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Students began asking questions about elections, government and civic participation.
—
Monica Gordon,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The announcement follows mounting pressure on the prime minister after Labour suffered heavy losses in local elections in May and faced an increasingly vocal rebellion from his own lawmakers over his leadership and policy agenda.
—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
The general public elects their local members of parliament, and if one party controls a decisive majority of the seats in the House of Commons, as Labour has since the last national elections in 2024, that party's leader generally is seated as the prime minister.
—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
After Labour was handed a drubbing by voters in May's local and regional elections, the party took action.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Under Starmer Nigel Farage’s populist outfit, which leads national polls of voter intention, had swept all council seats available in local elections on the same turf just six weeks earlier.
—
Joe Mayes,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
However, for all the antitrust threats opponents to the merger have floated, the mainly unspoken but real battle in this year of midterm elections seems to be about old-fashioned politics and firing up the base.
—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elections
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Starting wings Moses Moody and Jimmy Butler are expected to miss the majority of the season with knee injuries, while Draymond Green, Al Horford and De’Anthony Melton could decline their player options.
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The Heat could also add Conwell to its 15-man roster by using a standard contract, with a few different options to sign him in this scenario.
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The 34-year-old democratic socialist's choices were pitted against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, also of New York, in what will likely be viewed as a big and successful early test at establishing a new faction within the national party.
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May said the outcome reflects the consequences of the choices made that night.
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According to the department’s directive written in 2023, officers should consider voice commands and several alternatives before using lethal force.
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Brands are adapting by expanding luxury definitions, offering premium non-alcoholic alternatives, and emphasizing craftsmanship and ritual.
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In the early hours of Friday morning, with all votes counted, that risk paid off.
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Conservative Keiko Fujimori leads progressive Roberto Sánchez as votes are slowly counted from Peru’s presidential runoff election.
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“Elections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elections. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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