English-Finnish translations for election

• vaali
  Euroopan parlamentin puhemiehen vaali Election of President of Parliament
  Euroopan parlamentin varapuhemiesten vaali Election of Vice-Presidents of Parliament
  Komission puheenjohtajan vaali (äänestys) Election of President of Commission (vote)
• valinta
  Tämä valinta on merkinnyt paljon meille ruotsalaisille. Her election has meant a lot to us Swedes.
  Euroopan parlamentin varapuhemiehen valinta (äänestys) Election of a Vice-President of the European Parliament (vote)
  Parlamenttivaalit merkitsevät, että Pakistanin on tehtävä valinta vuonna 2007. The general election means that Pakistan is faced with a choice in 2007.

Definition of election

• A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors or other representatives by popular vote
• The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote
• An option that is selected
• Any conscious choice
• In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect

Examples

• The parliamentary elections will be held in March.
• The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal.
• W-4 election

Related words

• selection
• reelection
• re-election
• elections
• by-election
• electioneering
• electioneer
• self-selection
• postelection