election meaning and definition

ELECTION noun

Definition of election (noun)

1. a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
   • "the results of the election will be announced tonight"
2. the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
   • "her election of medicine as a profession"
3. the status or fact of being elected
   • "they celebrated his election"
4. the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)