election

Everyday

An election is when people vote to choose someone, like a leader, a government or a class representative. tree →

In the lessons

In citizenship lessons pupils learn how elections work: candidates, votes, counting. Schools hold elections for school council. In maths, votes are counted, compared and shown in bar charts; the winner has the most votes. Phrases: general election, hold an election, win/lose an election, election day.

Examples

• Our class held an election for school council. tree →
• The country votes in a general election. tree →
• She won the election by 5 votes. tree →
• Who will win the election? tree →
• People who are 18 or older can vote in the election. tree →
• The election results were shown on a bar chart. tree →
• He stood in the election but lost. tree →
• Out of 28 votes, Ana got 15, so she won the election. tree →
• Shortly after that, another election among the Animals was held. tree →

Note

Starts with a vowel: "an election". Verb: elect. Countable. Related: vote, voter, candidate, ballot. In problems: the winner has the most votes; majority means more than half.