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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
What To Know Wayne Gretzky previously endorsed the Conservative Party in the 2015 Canadian federal elections, the election in which Trudeau first became prime minister.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Trudeau is set to face reelection in 2025, with Canadian federal elections scheduled to take place by October next year.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
The economy was the most important issue for voters in the November elections.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Singh did not run again for office in those elections, which were swept by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
—Sushmita Pathak, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
But his second term was marred by corruption scandals followed by the worst-ever defeat for his Congress party in the 2014 national elections.
—Sushmita Pathak, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
The early part of 2025 is expected to be busy with elections including for a seat on the state Supreme Court that will determine the high court’s ideological balance.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
For future elections, the office also said every polling location will receive a list of the seal numbers for absentee ballot envelopes, so they can be verified as ballots are counted.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
The timing of the current survey is no different, opening just two weeks after one of the most crucial presidential elections in US history.
—Steven Vargas, ARTnews.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Trudeau is set to face reelection in 2025, with Canadian federal elections scheduled to take place by October next year.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
The economy was the most important issue for voters in the November elections.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Singh did not run again for office in those elections, which were swept by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
—Sushmita Pathak, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
But his second term was marred by corruption scandals followed by the worst-ever defeat for his Congress party in the 2014 national elections.
—Sushmita Pathak, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
The early part of 2025 is expected to be busy with elections including for a seat on the state Supreme Court that will determine the high court’s ideological balance.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
For future elections, the office also said every polling location will receive a list of the seal numbers for absentee ballot envelopes, so they can be verified as ballots are counted.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
The timing of the current survey is no different, opening just two weeks after one of the most crucial presidential elections in US history.
—Steven Vargas, ARTnews.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Elections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elections. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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