postelection
Following the ballots
Postelection describes the period or events occurring after an election: postelection analysis, postelection protests, the postelection transition period.
The word appears most often in political journalism and commentary, covering everything from vote counting disputes to the formation of new governments.
Attestation of qualification
landslide · upset · mandate · majority · minority · runoff · contested · margins
Formal beginning ceremony
- handoverTransfer of control
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
- briefingsShort informational meetings
- interregnumRulership gap period
Systematic opinion gathering
- turnoutNumber attending an event
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- marginsEdges of a page
- projectionsEstimates extending forward
forecasting · punditry · postmortem · data · trends · precincts · commentary · statistics
certification
Attestation of qualification
defeat · landslide · upset · mandate · majority · minority · runoff · contested · margins · delegates
inauguration
Formal beginning ceremony
- handoverTransfer of control
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
- briefingsShort informational meetings
interregnum · lame-duck · staffing · succession · appointees
polling
Systematic opinion gathering
- turnoutNumber attending an event
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- marginsEdges of a page
projections · forecasting · punditry · postmortem · data · trends · precincts · commentary · statistics · surveys
postelectionpreelection
Before voters decide
pre-election · election day · primary season · campaign · precampaign
elect, election, elected, electoral, electing, elections, elective, electorate, reelection