general election
Countrywide ballot day
A general election is a nationwide vote in which citizens choose their government representatives, as distinct from primary elections, local elections, or special elections to fill vacancies.
In the United States, general elections occur in November of even-numbered years: The candidates are focused on the general election after a bruising primary.
Organized effort toward goal
- nomineeOne proposed for position
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- incumbentCurrent position holder
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
nomination · running mate · ticket · platform · debate · endorsement · stump speech · primary
Voting document
- polling stationElection day venue
- voter turnoutShare of eligible citizens voting
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
franchise · electorate · secret ballot · absentee ballot · early voting · postal vote · swing vote · popular vote
National legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- senateLegislative governing body
- assemblyConstructing from components
- seatPlace for sitting
majority government · minority government · hung parliament · mandate · term · cabinet · prime minister · president
Temporary alliance for action
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- liberalOpen to reform
- socialistProponent of collective ownership
- labourStrenuous effort expended
republican · democrat · green · independent · manifesto · platform · partisan · opposition
Governance through chosen delegates
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- civic dutyObligation owed to community
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
accountability · transparency · legitimacy · sovereignty · pluralism · democratic process · observer
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
challenger · nomination · running mate · ticket · platform · debate · endorsement · stump speech · primary · caucus
ballot
Voting document
- polling stationElection day venue
- voter turnoutShare of eligible citizens voting
- registrationFormal recording of participation
suffrage · franchise · electorate · secret ballot · absentee ballot · early voting · postal vote · swing vote · popular vote · voting booth
parliament
National legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- senateLegislative governing body
- assemblyConstructing from components
seat · majority government · minority government · hung parliament · mandate · term · cabinet · prime minister · president · administration
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- liberalOpen to reform
- socialistProponent of collective ownership
labour · republican · democrat · green · independent · manifesto · platform · partisan · opposition · majority
representative democracy
Governance through chosen delegates
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- civic dutyObligation owed to community
enfranchisement · accountability · transparency · legitimacy · sovereignty · pluralism · democratic process · observer
- civicsballot, ballots, Bill of Rights, branches of government, checks and balances
- democracyvote, voting, elections, ballot, ballots
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- political eventscampaign, debate, vote, rally, inauguration
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
- UK electionsballot, candidate, ballot box, constituency, MP
general electionprimary
Chief in importance
primary election · closed primary · caucus · runoff election · nomination process
general electionby-election
Off-cycle vacancy vote
special election · local election · municipal election · recall election
general electionmilitary coup
Armed seizure of government
coup d'état · appointment · seizure of power · hereditary succession · dictatorship
general, election, generally, elected, electoral, electing, generals, elector, elective