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Definitions: Election |
ElectionNoun1. A vote to select the winner of a political office. 2. The act of selecting someone; "many candidates ran for election". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "election" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
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19th Century Satire | A periodical picnic for the American People. Held in booths, where the Voter puts in his ballot, and The Machine elects whatever it chooses. A day when the lowliest may make their mark and even beggars may ride; when the Glad Mit gets promiscuous and ever. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream that you are at an election, foretells you will engage in some controversy which will prove detrimental to your social or financial standing. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
An election is a process in which electorates choose government officials using a voting system. This is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and perhaps the executive and judiciary.
The most common election methods or electoral systems can be categorized as either proportional or majoritarian. Among the former are party-list proportional representation and additional member system. Among the latter are first-past-the-post (relative majority), and absolute majority. Many countries have growing electoral reform movements, which advocate systems such as approval voting, single transferable vote, instant runoff voting or a Condorcet method.
The rules by which an election is conducted (especially the voting system used) can have wide-ranging effects on the character and outcome of the election.
All modern democracies hold elections, but not all elections are democratic. Right-wing dictatorships, Marxist regimes, and single-party governments also stage elections to give their rule the aura of legitimacy. In such elections, there may be only one candidate or a list of candidates, with no alternative choices. Such elections may offer several candidates for each office, but ensure through intimidation or rigging that only the government-approved candidate is chosen. Other elections may offer genuine choices--but only within the incumbent party. These are not democratic elections.
What do Kirkpatrick's criteria mean? Democratic elections are competitive. Opposition parties and candidates must enjoy the freedom of speech, assembly, and movement necessary to voice their criticisms of the government openly and to bring alternative policies and candidates to the voters. Simply permitting the opposition access to the ballot is not enough. Elections in which the opposition is barred from the airwaves, has its rallies harassed or its newspapers censored, are not democratic. The party in power may enjoy the advantages of incumbency, but the rules and conduct of the election contest must be fair.
Democratic elections are periodic. Democracies do not elect dictators or presidents-for-life. Elected officials are accountable to the people, and they must return to the voters at prescribed intervals to seek their mandate to continue in office. This means that officials in a democracy must accept the risk of being voted out of office. The one exception is judges who, to insulate them against popular pressure and help ensure their impartiality, may be appointed for life and removed only for serious improprieties.
Democratic elections are inclusive. The definition of citizen and voter must be large enough to include a large proportion of the adult population. A government chosen by a small, exclusive group is not a democracy--no matter how democratic its internal workings may appear. One of the great dramas of democracy throughout history has been the struggle of excluded groups--whether racial, ethnic, or religious minorities, or women--to win full citizenship, and with it the right to vote and hold office. In the United States, for example, only white male property holders enjoyed the right to elect and be elected when the Constitution was signed in 1787. The property qualification disappeared by the early 19th century, and women won the right to vote in 1920. Black Americans, however, did not enjoy full voting rights in the southern United States until the civil rights movement of the 1960s. And finally, in 1971, younger citizens were given the right to vote when the United States lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
Democratic elections are definitive. They determine the leadership of the government. Subject to the laws and constitution of the country, popularly elected representatives hold the reins of power. They are not simply figureheads or symbolic leaders.
Finally, democratic elections are not limited to selecting candidates. Voters can also be asked to decide policy issues directly through referendums and initiatives that are placed on the ballot. In the United States, for example, state legislatures can decide to "refer," or place, an issue directly before the voters. In the case of an initiative, citizens themselves can gather a prescribed number of signatures (usually a percentage of the number of registered voters in that state) and require that an issue be placed on the next ballot--even over the objections of the state legislature or governor. In a state such as California, voters confront dozens of legislative initiatives each time they vote--on issues ranging from environmental pollution to automobile insurance costs.Democratic Elections
The Benchmark of Elections
Elections are the central institution of democratic representative governments. Why? Because, in a democracy, the authority of the government derives solely from the consent of the governed. The principal mechanism for translating that consent into governmental authority is the holding of free and fair elections.What Are Democratic Elections?
Jeane Kirkpatrick, scholar and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has offered this definition: "Democratic elections are not merely symbolic....They are competitive, periodic, inclusive, definitive elections in which the chief decision-makers in a government are selected by citizens who enjoy broad freedom to criticize government, to publish their criticism and to present alternatives."
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Election."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Absence of Choice | Verb: be neutral; Adjective: have no choice, have no election; waive, not vote; abstain from voting, refrain from voting; leave undecided; "make a virtue of necessity". |
Choice | Election; political election (politics) a. |
Government | Election, poll, ballot, vote, referendum, recall, initiative, voice, suffrage, plumper, cumulative vote, plebiscitum, plebiscite, vox populi; electioneering; voting; Verb: elective franchise; straight ticket; opinion poll, popularity poll. |
Necessity | Destiny, destination; fatality, fate, kismet, doom, foredoom, election, predestination; preordination, foreordination; lot fortune; fatalism; inevitableness; Adjective: spell. |
Number | Permutation, combination, variation; election. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | Mr. President, this is an election year. (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin.) Your understanding of politics is limited to who won the election on 'Sesame Street'! (Saved by the Bell; writing credit: Ana Maria Moretzsohn) Well, there was that rumour about the floor manager during the election coverage. (Drop the Dead Donkey; writing credit: Andy Hamilton; Guy Jenkin) This anonymous clan of slack-jawed troglodytes has cost me the election, and yet if I were to have them killed, I would be the one to go to jail. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) In the last election you didn't like Carter, you didn't like Ford so he wrote in Richard Nixon! (All in the Family; writing credit: Johnny Speight; Norman Lear) | |
Lyrics | In the year of election ("Desire"; performing artist: U2) | |
Clever | Principles aren't of much account anyway, except at election time. After that you hang them up to let them season. (references; author: Mark Twain) | |
Movie/TV Titles | A Last Word on the Election (1964) Hell-Bent for Election (1944) Election Daze (1943) The Election Bet (1912) Tilly at the Election (1910) | |
Song Titles | What Did You Do On Election Day (performing artist: The Foremen) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | [Army Nurses listen to election returns over radio].Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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Abraham Lincoln | I am superstitious. I have scarcely known a party, preceding an election, to call in help from the neighboring states, but they lost the State. |
Author Unknown | There is an election going on all the time...the Lord votes for you and Satan votes against you, and you must cast the deciding vote. |
George Eliot | An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry. |
James A. Garfield | When the shadow of the Presidential and Congressional election is lifted we shall, I hope be in a better temper to legislate. |
James Freeman Clarke | A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation. |
Jean Jacques Rousseau | The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members of parliament. |
Walter F. Mondale | In our system, at about 11:30 on election night, they just push you off the edge of the cliff and that's it. You might scream on the way down, but you're going to hit the bottom, and you're not going to be in elective office. |
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John Locke | 1690 | Thirdly, When, by the arbitrary power of the prince, the electors, or ways of election, are altered, without the consent, and contrary to the common interest of the people, there also the legislative is altered: for, if others than those whom the society hath authorized thereunto, do chuse, or in another way than what the society hath prescribed, those chosen are not the legislative appointed by the people. (Second Treatise of Government) |
US Constitution | 1791 | Clause 2: Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. (reference) |
Amendment to US Constitution | 1795-1996 | But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age,* and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | If a vacancy in the Chairmanship or Vice-Chairmanship should occur during the annual period, the Commission shall proceed to a new election for the remainder of the said period. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | Athens alone - Greece with its immortal glories - is free to decide its future at an election under British, American and French observation. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
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Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Such was the position which the minister occupied, as he bowed his head forward on the cushions of the pulpit, at the close of his Election Sermon. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | It was set on fire by mischievous boys, one Election night, if I do not mistake. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Most plans require eligible individuals to make their COBRA election within 60 days of the plan's notice. (references) | |
Business | The technology election is free. Personal and Unifon will use TDMA technology for their PCS networks. (references) | |
Prior to his election, Zhu was widely credited with overseeing ongoing economic reforms while controlling inflation. (references) | ||
This committee's work began just months before Korea's next presidential election, one which Korean law prohibits the incumbent from running. (references) | ||
Children | Dominican Republic | The Mejia Government created a new Ministry of Youth soon after the election. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Lebanon | Nonetheless, Hariri won the election. (references) |
Belarus | Several newspapers were run on Magic presses with blank pages during the election campaign. (references) | |
Discrimination | Tanzania | Religious and ethnic tensions in society continue to exist; however, the Government issued several statements in 2000 encouraging religious and ethnic tolerance during the election campaign. (references) |
Economic History | Mongolia | April 8, 1992: New election law passed. (references) |
Mongolia | June 6, 1993: First direct presidential election. (references) | |
Human Rights | Bangladesh | Selim lost his seat in the October 1 election. (references) |
Mexico | In June 2000, Hansen was granted a 15-day election observer visa. (references) | |
Benin | Somasse was accused of violating the law against campaigning on election day. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Namibia | In 1999 a San was nominated by the SWAPO party for the National Assembly and won the election. (references) |
Dominica | Elections are held every 5 years, and the latest election was held in 1999. According to the Carib Constitution, the Council must meet once a month, determine the chief's itinerary, and publish council meeting agendas in the government Gazette. (references) | |
Minorities | Kyrgyz Republic | Candidates in the 2000 presidential election were required to demonstrate ability in Kyrgyz. (references) |
Political Economy | Sudan | All major opposition parties boycotted the election. (references) |
Chad | Local authorities arrested and beat election observers. (references) | |
HUNGARY | Wholesale reforms are unlikely until after the 2002 election. (references) | |
Political Rights | Papua New Guinea | Any citizen may stand for election. (references) |
Djibouti | There is no independent election commission. (references) | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | The PAM lost its one seat in the 2000 election. (references) | |
Travel | Kenya | In the lead-up to the next national election in 2002, political meetings, demonstrations, and strikes are likely. (references) |
Women | Vanuatu | Four of the six women who ran for Parliament in the 1998 election were supported by VANWIP. (references) |
Kuwait | Both remaining sets of plaintiffs stated that their goal was for the Constitutional Court to rule that the current election law was unconstitutional. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Korea | Election laws that apply to other social organizations regulate unions. (references) |
Belarus | Goncharik was Lukashenka's primary opponent in the September 9 election. (references) | |
Chad | The unions were supportive of the opposition and played an active role in the presidential election campaign. (references) | |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Ann Richards | Here's what I suspect. I suspect it's going to energize the Democratic vote. It's just a reminder of what occurred in counting votes in a presidential election. |
Bill Maher | They're, at the end of the day, patriotic Americans. They're politicians. They're a lot more alike than they are different. They exaggerate the differences during election times to fool us, and by the way, it worked. |
Mark Shields | Mr. Secretary, a year ago, you were the chairman of the Bush-Cheney committee, which won the White House. And next Tuesday is election day. |
Rush Limbaugh | There doesn't have to be a popular election. |
Tommy Thompson | Well, it all depends upon how the election comes out. I don't believe that that's the case. I think that everybody has a right to run. And I'm a Republican, he's a Libertarian. I love my brother dearly, but that's as far as it goes. |
Yasser Arafat | See, you haven't the right to ask me this question. You have to respect the democracy. What will be the result of the election, we will respect it. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | How few of the human race have ever enjoyed an opportunity of making an election of government, more than of air, soil, or climate, for themselves or their children! |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | Fellow-citizens, you are acquainted with the peculiar circumstances of the recent election, which have resulted in affording me the opportunity of addressing you at this time. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Among the objects of great national concern I can not omit to press again upon your attention that part of the Constitution which regulates the election of President and Vice-President. |
Benjamin Harrison | 1889-1893 | The people of all the Congressional districts have an equal interest that the election in each shall truly express the views and wishes of a majority of the qualified electors residing within it. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | As the process of election becomes more complex and more costly, we must make it possible for those without personal wealth to enter public life without being obligated to a few large contributors. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | But I had a greater obligation than to think only of the years of my administration and of the next election. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | Two days later, that same freshman stood at the back of this great Chamber--over there someplace--as President Truman, all charged up by his single-handed election victory, reported as the Constitution requires on the state of the Union. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Honduras held a free election for installation of a constituent assembly. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Republican candidates swept every major election across the country last year. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | We must look beyond the next election, to the next generation. |
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| "Election" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.13% of the time. "Election" is used about 9,327 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 97.13% | 9,059 | 1,053 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.76% | 258 | 18,412 |
| Noun (common) | 0.09% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.02% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 9,327 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "election". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Ibhar | N/A | Biblical | Election |
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Expressions using "election": by election ♦ bye election ♦ close election ♦ contest an election ♦ contested election ♦ doctrine of election ♦ election campaign ♦ election commission ♦ election committee ♦ election day ♦ election district ♦ election fever ♦ election fraud ♦ election meeting ♦ election of Grace ♦ election result ♦ election results ♦ election returns ♦ election to the second chamber ♦ fight an election ♦ free election ♦ general election ♦ hold an election ♦ inspector of election returns ♦ launch election campaign ♦ new election ♦ political election politics a ♦ popular election ♦ preliminary election ♦ presider at the election ♦ primary election ♦ right of election ♦ runoff election ♦ stand for election ♦ To contest an election ♦ To make one's election ♦ writ of election. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "election": election-although, election-day, election-eve, election-fighting, election-free, Election-law, election-manifesto, election-night, election-oriented, election-referendum, election-related, election-result, election-rigging, election--see, election-time, election-timing, election-winner, election-winning. | |
Ending with "election": bye-election, euro-election, general-election, local-election, non-election, post-election, pre-election. | |
Containing "election": pre-election publicity. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
election | 760 |
2004 election | 200 |
election manitoba | 196 |
presidential election | 178 |
2000 election | 149 |
election result | 147 |
2000 presidential election | 118 |
canada election | 109 |
election 2002 | 74 |
election manitoba result | 67 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "election"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaan | keuse (alternative, choice, option). (various references) | |
Albanian | zgjedhje (choice, discretion, exposition, matching, option, pick, poll, selection), të zgjedhurit, i lidhur me zgjedhje. (various references) | |
Arabic | إنتخابات (elections, polling), إنتخاب (poll, voting), إصطفاء, إختيار (chosen, draft, option, pick, picking, sampler, selection, volition). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | опция (option), изборен (elective, optional), избори, избор (alternative, assortment, choice, option, pick, selection), избирателен (elective, electoral), избиране (choice). (various references) | |
Catalan | elecció (choice). (various references) | |
Chinese | 選舉 (to elect), 竞选 (Campaign, campaigning). (various references) | |
Czech | volby (ballot, elections), volba (choice, option, vote). (various references) | |
Danish | valg (choice, option, selection). (various references) | |
Dutch | verkiezing (choice), optie (choice, exchange traded option, listed option, traded option), keuze (alternative, choice, option, selection), keus (alternative, choice, option), keur (choice). (various references) | |
Esperanto | elekto (choice). (various references) | |
Farsi | گزینش , انتخاب نماینده , انتخاب (Choice, Draft, Pickup), رای دادن (Resolve, Sentence, Vote). (various references) | |
Finnish | vaali. (various references) | |
French | choix, élection. (various references) | |
Frisian | ferkiezing (choice). (various references) | |
German | wahl (ballot, choice, class, electoral, freedom of choice, grade, option, poll, polling, preference, quality, return, selection, vote, voting). (various references) | |
Greek | εκλογή (choice, cull, pick, selection). (various references) | |
Hebrew | "בחרות, בחיר" (choice, choosing, option, pick, selection). (various references) | |
Hungarian | választás (alternative, choice, option, the lot, voting). (various references) | |
Icelandic | val (choice). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pemilihan. (various references) | |
Irish | rogha (choice). (various references) | |
Italian | elezione (joyce, poll, vote). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 選挙 , 選出 , 選任 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | せ"しゅつ, せ"きょ (a dock, occupation, occupying a certain place, recommendation), せ"に" (fairy, full-time service, hermit, predecessor, seniority, wizard). (various references) | |
Korean | 거. (various references) | |
Malay | pilihan (choice). (various references) | |
Manx | reihys (choiceness, electioneer). (various references) | |
Norwegian | valg. (various references) | |
Papiamen | chòis (choice). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | electionay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | eleição (balloting, choice, poll, voting by ballot). (various references) | |
Romanian | alegere (alternative, balloting, choice, choosing, option, pick, preference, return, selection, separation, voting). (various references) | |
Russian | выборы (contested election, voting), избрание (return), избирательный (constituent, elective, electoral, selectable, selective). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | izborni (constituent, elective, electoral), izbor (adoption, assortment, availability, choice, option, pick, pick of, selection). (various references) | |
Spanish | elección (choice, chooser, pick, return, selection, vote). (various references) | |
Swedish | val (cetacean, choice, option, pick, return, selection, VicArm Language, voting, whale). (various references) | |
Tagalog | halálan (choice). (various references) | |
Thai | การเลือก (choice, co-optation, option). (various references) | |
Turkish | seçim (choice, elective, poll, polling, selection). (various references) | |
Turkmen | saяlow (vote), saяlaw. (various references) | |
Ukranian | відбір (choice, pick, selection), вибори, призначення (administration, allocation, allotment, appointment, assignation, assignment). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự chọn sự bầu cử. (various references) | |
Welsh | etholiad, etholedigaeth. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | creatio, procreationem. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Thessalonians Chapter 1, Verse 4 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | EidoteV adelfoi hgaphmenoi upo qeou thn ekloghn umwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Scientes fratres dilecti a Deo electionem vestram |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Forðæm we cnawað, breþer þe ge sind of Gode gelufod, þæt he hæfð eow gecorene, |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Ye louyde britheren of God, we witinge youre chesing; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Because we knowe brethren beloved of god how yt ye are electe. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Knowing, brethren beloved by God, your election. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Being conscious, my brothers, dear to God, that you have been marked out by God's purpose; |
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| Language | 1 Thessalonians Chapter 1, Verse 4 |
| Bulgarian | но както бяхме от по напред пострадали и бяхме опозо рени във Филипи, както знаете, одързостихме се в нашия Бог да ви проповядваме Божието Благовевстие всред голяма борба. |
| Cebuano | Kay kami ugod, mga igsoong hinigugma sa Dios, nasayud man nga kamo iyang gipili; |
| Chinese | 被 神 所 愛 的 弟 兄 阿 、 我 知 " 們 是 ' 揀 選 的 ． |
| Croatian | Svjesni smo, braæo od Boga ljubljena, vašeg izabranja |
| Danish | efterdi vi kende eders Udvælgelse, I af Gud elskede Brødre, |
| Dutch | Wetende, geliefde broeders, uw verkiezing van God; |
| Finnish | tietäen, veljet, te Jumalan rakastetut, teidän valitsemisenne: |
| French | Nous savons, frères bien-aimés de Dieu, que vous avez été élus, |
| German | Denn, liebe Brüder, von Gott geliebt, wir wissen, wie ihr auserwählt seid, |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen konnen, frè m' yo, Bondye renmen nou, se li menm ki chwazi nou pou n' ka viv pou li. |
| Hungarian | Tudván, Istentõl szeretett atyámfiai, hogy ti ki vagytok választva; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kami tahu, Saudara-saudara, bahwa Allah mengasihi kalian dan sudah memilih kalian menjadi milik-Nya yang khusus. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | sebab kami mengetahui akan hal kamu sudah dipilih, hai saudara-saudaraku yang dikasihi Allah, |
| Italian | Noi ben sappiamo, fratelli amati da Dio, che siete stati eletti da lui. |
| Korean | 하 나 님 의 사 랑 하 심 을 받 은 형 " 아 너 희 를 택 하 심 을 아 노 라 |
| Latvian | Mçs zinâm, Dieva mîlçtie brâïi, ka jûs esat izredzçti, |
| Maori | E mohio ana hoki matou, e nga teina e arohaina nei e te Atua, ki to koutou whiriwhiringa. |
| Modern Greek | εξευροντες, αδελφοι ηγαπημενοι υπο Θεου, την εκλογην σας, |
| Norwegian | da vi er visse på at I er utvalgt, brødre, I som er elsket av Gud. |
| Portuguese | conhecendo, irmãos, amados de Deus, a vossa eleição; |
| Rumanian | Wtim, frayi prea iubiyi de Dumnezeu alegerea voastrq. |
| Russian | ЪОБС ЙЪ'ТБОЙЕ ЧБЫЕ, ЧПЪМА'МЕООЩЕ вПЗПН 'ТБФЙС; |
| Shuar | Yatsurú, Yus anenmarme. Anenma asa Winia arti tusa achirmakurmena nusha nékaji. |
| Spanish | Porque hemos conocido, hermanos amados de Dios, vuestra elección; |
| Swahili | Ndugu, twajua kwamba Mungu anawapenda na kwamba amewateua muwe watu wake, |
| Swedish | Vi veta ju, käre bröder, i Guds älskade, huru det var, när I bleven utvalda: |
| Thai | พี่น้องทั้งหลาย ผู้เป็นที่รัก เราทราบแน่ว่าพระเจ้าไ"้ทรงสรรท่านทั้งหลายไว้แล้ว |
| Ukrainian | знаючи, Богом улюблені браття, про ваше обрання. |
| Uma | Ki'inca moto ompi', Alata'ala mpoka'ahi' -koi pai' napelihi-mokoi jadi' bagia-na. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "election": electioneer, electioneered, electioneerer, electioneerers, electioneering, electioneers, elections. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "election": nonelection, postelection, preelection, prelection, preselection, reelection, selection. (additional references) | |
Words containing "election": nonelections, preelections, prelections, preselections, reelections, selectionist, selectionists, selections. (additional references) | |
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"Election" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: alection, Edlestein, Edleston, electional, electol, elecution, eleition, eletion, eliction, Elmeston, iliction, slectionn. | |
