elections

noun

plural of election
as in options
the power, right, or opportunity to choose at the country inn, breakfast in bed is entirely at the election of the guest

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Recent Examples of elections The president talked up Jackson and Senate candidate Mike Collins as part of the White House effort to boost GOP enthusiasm in the upcoming elections. — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 With midterm elections weeks away, Republicans face signs that some of those gains are slipping. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 As the midterm elections approach, gas prices remain a sticking point for many voters. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 At the center of the action are Vanessa’s mother, Aarati Martino, who ran for school board as a Republican, and Paul, who poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into school board elections. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 In a sign of the impact on the party, MK canceled its flagship Siyathatha rally less than three weeks before South Africa’s municipal elections. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Affordability is a major theme of the upcoming midterm elections — one that could have implications for how people vote in November. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 For all statewide elections, every county will have at least one early voting location. — Cole Premo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Data centers have emerged as a key, contentious campaign issue in Florida’s elections as the industry increasingly looks to Florida as one of its next frontiers. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elections
  1. options
  2. choices
  3. alternatives
  4. votes
Noun
  • Passes for the 2027 edition will be available in two, three- and four-day options, with presale registration now open.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Of course, when presented with an overwhelming number of options, most of us end up seeking comfort in dependable outfit formulas instead of taking risks.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of options
Noun
  • Advertisement The following day, in a public conversation moderated by renowned journalist Christiane Amanpour, President Nataša Pirc Musar of Slovenia, former Irish President Mary Robinson and I reflected on the choices before humanity.
    — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Those findings may help developers evaluate design choices and build stronger technical cases for future projects.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of choices
Noun
  • But for those who understand the unique driving experience that a 911 offers, the alternatives quickly start to feel like compromises rather than upgrades.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
  • And by cutting China off, Washington gave Beijing every reason to build its own alternatives.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of alternatives
Noun
  • Developers have lost similar votes this year in Florida, Virginia and North Carolina.
    — Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Those ballots take longer to count than in-person votes, as officials need to deal with envelopes and verify signatures to make sure mail ballots are cast by the people they're supposed to be cast by.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of votes

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“Elections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elections. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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