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+ <div id="entryContent"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="entry" id="election" random="y" amedited="seven"><div class="h-g" id="election__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="election__2"><span class="block-g" id="election__10"><span class="z"> </span></span><div class="core_block"><div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span>
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+ <a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"><img src="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/external/images/coresym.gif?version=1.1.28" border="0" title="Oxford3000" alt="Oxford3000" class="icon over"/></a><h2 class="h"><span class="z_core_h">election</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span><!-- End of DIV webtop-g--></div><!-- End of DIV core_block--></div><div class="ei-g" id="election__7"><span class="z"> </span><span class="i" id="election__8">ɪˈlekʃn</span> <div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron/e/ele/elect/election__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/e/ele/elect/election__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio--></div><span class="z">; </span><span class="y" id="election__9">ɪˈlekʃn</span> <div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/e/ele/elect/election__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron_ogg/e/ele/elect/election__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio--></div><span class="z"> </span><!-- End of DIV ei-g--></div><!-- End of DIV top-g--></div><div class="clear"> <!-- End of DIV clear--></div><!-- End of DIV top-container--></div><span class="n-g" id="election__11" cefr="b1"><img src="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/external/images/coresym2.gif?version=1.1.28" title="" alt="" class="icon"/><span class="z_n">1</span><span class="z"> </span><span class="z_gr_br">[</span><span class="z_gr">uncountable</span><span class="z">, </span><span class="z_gr">countable</span><span 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class="cl"><strong>call</strong></span><span class="gl" id="election__27">(= announce)</span><span class="cl"><strong>an election</strong></span>.</span></span><span class="x-g"><span class="z"> (</span><span class="z_g">especially British English</span><span class="z">) </span><span class="x" id="election__30">How many candidates are <span class="cl"><strong>standing for election</strong></span>?</span></span><span class="x-g"><span class="z"> (</span><span class="z_g">especially North American English</span><span class="z">) </span><span class="x" id="election__33">to <span class="cl"><strong>run for election</strong></span></span></span></span><span class="n-g" id="election__35"><img src="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/external/images/coresym2.gif?version=1.1.28" title="" alt="" class="icon"/><span class="z_n">2</span><span class="z"> </span><span class="z_gr_br">[</span><span class="z_gr">uncountable</span><span class="z_gr_br">]</span><span class="z"> </span><span 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definition"><span class="xh" id="election__47">general election</span></a></span></span></span><!-- End of DIV h-g--></div><span class="unbox" id="election__48" type="synald7" unid="election_id_2"><span class="title"><a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/usage_notes/unbox_synonyms/"><img border="0" alt="Usage note" class="icon over" src="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/external/images/mid-usage.gif?version=1.1.28" title="Usage note"/></a><strong class="usage_note_header">Usage note:</strong> election</span><span class="subhead" id="election__50">vote<span class="z"> </span>poll<span class="z"> </span>referendum<span class="z"> </span>ballot</span><span class="para" id="election__51" outdent="n">These are all words for an event in which people choose a representative or decide something by voting.</span><span class="para"><span class="unsyn" id="election__52">election</span> an occasion on which people officially choose a political representative or government by voting:<span class="unx" id="election__53">Who did you vote for in the last election?</span></span><span class="para"><span class="unsyn" id="election__54">vote</span> an occasion on which a group of people vote for somebody/something:<span class="unx" id="election__55">They took a vote on who should go first.</span></span><span class="para"><span class="unsyn" id="election__56">poll</span> (<span class="unei" id="election__57">journalism</span>) the process of voting in an election:<span class="unx" id="election__58">They suffered a defeat <span class="arbd1" id="election__59">at the polls</span>.</span></span><span class="para"><span class="unsyn" id="election__60">referendum</span> an occasion on which all the adults in a country can vote on a particular issue</span><span class="para"><span class="unsyn" id="election__61">ballot</span> the system of voting by marking an election paper, especially in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held:<span class="unx" id="election__62">The leader will be chosen by secret ballot.</span></span><span class="para"> <span class="arbd1" id="election__63">Ballot</span> is usually used about a vote within an organization rather than an occasion on which the public vote.</span><span class="patterns" id="election__64"><span class="para" id="election__65" outdent="n">a <span class="arbd1" id="election__66">national/local</span> election/vote/poll/referendum/ballot</span><span class="para" id="election__67" outdent="n">to <span class="arbd1" id="election__68">have/hold/conduct</span> a(n) election/vote/poll/referendum/ballot</span></span></span><span class="unbox" id="election__69" type="colloc"><span class="title"><a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/usage_notes/unbox_colloc/"><img border="0" alt="Usage note" class="icon over" src="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/external/images/mid-usage.gif?version=1.1.28" title="Usage note"/></a><strong 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class="para"><span class="eb" id="election__80">sway/convince/persuade</span> voters/the electorate</span><span class="para"><span class="eb" id="election__81">appeal to/attract/woo/target</span> (<span class="ungi" id="election__82">North American English</span>) swing voters/(<span class="ungi" id="election__83">British English</span>) floating voters</span><span class="para"><span class="eb" id="election__84">fix/rig/steal</span> an election/the vote</span><span class="collsubhead" id="election__85">Voting</span><span class="para"><span class="eb" id="election__86">go to/be turned away from</span> (<span class="ungi" id="election__87">especially British English</span>) a polling station/(<span class="ungi" id="election__88">North American English</span>) a polling place</span><span class="para"><span class="eb" id="election__89">cast</span> a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)</span><span class="para"><span class="eb" id="election__90">vote for</span> the Conservative candidate/the 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