elections

noun

plural of election
as in options
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 Recent elections have shown the growing popularity of democratic socialists. — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 The president and his allies have spent months laying the groundwork for potential fraud claims relating to the 2026 midterm elections. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026 His support for settlement talks puts him in the same camp as Xavier Becerra, the Democratic candidate for California governor in this year’s elections. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 Trump is under pressure at home to end the war, with high fuel prices dragging down his approval ratings and potentially threatening his Republican Party’s control of Congress in midterm elections in November. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026 As elections for City Hall and a new governor heat up, that process may not land so well in SoCal. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026 The bill only applies to federal elections and the recourse for fraudulent political AI ads would be to file a complaint with the Federal Election Commission. — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 In an unusual move just a few months before the midterm elections as many Republicans continue to tout the drop in crime, the FBI report also noted that violent and other crime has continued to drop during the first six months of 2026. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 The governing Labour party suffered bad results in local elections in May, though polls suggest the party has become more popular since the installation of Andy Burnham as prime minister in July following the ouster of Keir Starmer. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elections
  1. options
  2. choices
  3. alternatives
  4. votes
Noun
  • The options include a breakfast meat taco with egg and cheese, a cheesesteak melt taco, a chicken melt taco or patty melt tacos.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The flourishes are eclectic and include octopus lamps, tiger scatter cushions, bird cage hangings, and vintage Louis Vuitton chests alongside bookshelves stacked with some interesting reading options.
    — Megan Wilkes, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of options
Noun
  • The model tends toward certain word choices repeatedly throughout a text, embedding a pattern that is meant to be perceptible only to someone with the key.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Played completely deadpan by Konopka, the character beneath this daft assemblage of aesthetic choices makes no real sense as a functionary in this dry, dark future, much less as its hero.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of choices
Noun
  • For the first time, Gallup also asked about nonalcoholic alternatives − and 17% reported consuming nonalcoholic beer, wine or spirits instead of an alcoholic drink in the past year.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Kowalczyk decision reset the status quo for money bail, ruling that judges must consider other non-monetary alternatives before assigning bail.
    — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of alternatives
Noun
  • Democrats Melissa Hernandez and Aisha Wahab advanced to the runoff following a June 16 primary, when neither crossed the 50% of votes threshold to win the seat.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Scott won four years ago, edging Gelzer by 656 votes in a runoff in which 4,597 voters did not mark their ballot for either.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of votes

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“Elections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elections. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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