Election Day

noun

: a day legally established for the election of public officials

especially : the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in an even year designated for national elections in the U.S. and observed as a legal holiday in many states

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On the eve before Election Day, the scene at St. Vito Focacceria was bustling. —

Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 18 Feb. 2025 Harris was voted the party’s nominee by delegates on Aug. 5, just three months before Election Day. —

Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2025 Trump’s net favorability rating improved from 8.6 percentage points underwater on Election Day to just 1.4 percentage points underwater on Feb. 13, according to the averages. —

Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2025 Another 12 will open on Tuesday, Feb. 25, Election Day for the primary. —

Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Election Day