general election
noun
: an election usually held at regular intervals in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies of a nation or state
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Special votes cast overseas and by mail were certified on Friday, finally sealing the results of New Zealand's general elections.
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Holly Ellyatt,dan Murphy, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Recent stories of noncitizens registering to vote in the upcoming general election might have led some to believe the activity is rampant in North Texas.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
During the subsequent 2024 primaries and general election, more than a dozen members of the Texas House who blocked the 2023 ESA bill were replaced by candidates who campaigned on their support for school choice, with most of them endorsed by Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas).
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Canada will hold a general election on or before October 20, 2025.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Holly Ellyatt,dan Murphy, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Recent stories of noncitizens registering to vote in the upcoming general election might have led some to believe the activity is rampant in North Texas.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
During the subsequent 2024 primaries and general election, more than a dozen members of the Texas House who blocked the 2023 ESA bill were replaced by candidates who campaigned on their support for school choice, with most of them endorsed by Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas).
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Canada will hold a general election on or before October 20, 2025.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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