Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)electiona vote to select the winner of a position or political office“the results of the election will be announced tonight” (n)electionthe act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice“her election of medicine as a profession” (n)electionthe status or fact of being elected“they celebrated his election” (n)electionthe predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)