Compound Forms:
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by-election,
bye-election n | UK (special election) | elección parcial nf + adj mf |
| | | elección extraordinaria nf + adj mf |
| | El diputado laborista Ian Gibson adelantó que se retiraba para forzar a una elección parcial en Norte Norwich. |
| election ballot n | (voting paper) | papeleta nf |
| | | boleta nf |
| | | boleta electoral nf + adj |
| | The candidate was not able to get his name listed on the election ballot. |
| | El candidato no logró que pusieran su nombre en la papeleta. |
election board,
board of elections n | (law: group running election) | comisión electoral nf + adj |
| | | junta electoral nf + adj |
| election campaign n | (for a political candidate) | campaña electoral nf + adj |
| | The election campaign run by the school board candidate was negative and sleazy. |
| election day n | (date when votes are cast) | día de las elecciones nm + loc adj |
| | On election day, polling stations are open from 7am until10pm. |
| | En el día de las elecciones, los comicios están abiertos de 7 de la mañana a 10 de la noche. |
| election district | (politics) (política) | distrito electoral nm + adj mf |
| election fraud n | (rule-breaking in an election) | fraude electoral nm + adj mf |
| election of remedies n | (law: deciding how injury will be remedied) | elección de recursos loc nom f |
| election returns npl | (tallies of votes) | recuento de votos nm + loc adj |
| | Unofficial election returns are available after the polls close at 7:00 p.m. on election night. |
| | El recuento de votos no oficial está disponible luego de que cierren los comicios, a las 7 de la tarde, la noche de elecciones. |
| general election n | (national election) | elecciones generales loc nom fpl |
| | The Government was forced to call a general election after losing its majority in the House of Commons. |
| | We expect the current government to be voted out at the next general election. |
parliamentary election,
general election n | UK (law: voting procedure) | elecciones parlamentarias nf pl+adj |
| | | elecciones legislativas nf pl+adj |
| presidential election n | (public voting for president) | elección presidencial grupo nom |
| Note: Generalmente se usa en plural: "elecciones presidenciales". |
| | Some people are still saying that the presidential election was rigged. |
| | Todavía hay quien afirma que hubo fraude en las elecciones presidenciales. |
| primary election n | US (politics) | elección primaria nf + loc adj |
reelection,
re-election n | (act of voting into office again) | reelección nf |
run for office (US),
stand for election (UK) v expr | (try to get elected to a public position) | presentarse como candidato loc verb |
| | | postularse para un cargo loc verb |
| snap election n | (voting called suddenly) | elección relámpago nf + adj |
| | | elección anticipada nf + adj |
| | El hecho provocó la caída del gobierno y hubo que llamar a elecciones anticipadas. |
| special election n | (election outside usual schedule) | elección especial nf + adj |
| uncontested election n | (easily won) | elección inobjetable nf + adj mf |
| | | elección no impugnada loc nom f |
| | | elección no controvertida loc nom f |
| | The president was returned to power in an uncontested election. |
| win the election v expr | (be voted into power) | ganar las elecciones loc verb |
| | The Labour party is expected to win the election. |
| | Se espera que el partido Laborista gane las elecciones. |