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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What To Know Nielsen, whose center-right opposition party surprisingly won the general election this week, responded to Trump in an interview with Sky News.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
According to Channel 5 Belize, Shyne (born Moses Barrow) was unseated by fellow United Democratic Party member and businessman Lee Mark Chang in the general election.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
State law also indicates the special primary election must be between 120 to 130 days after the vacancy occurs and that the special general election must be between 70 and 80 days after the special primary.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
It was originally intended as a two-year temporary partition, after which a general election to establish a single national government—either communist or capitalist, depending on the votes—would then be held.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
According to Channel 5 Belize, Shyne (born Moses Barrow) was unseated by fellow United Democratic Party member and businessman Lee Mark Chang in the general election.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
State law also indicates the special primary election must be between 120 to 130 days after the vacancy occurs and that the special general election must be between 70 and 80 days after the special primary.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
It was originally intended as a two-year temporary partition, after which a general election to establish a single national government—either communist or capitalist, depending on the votes—would then be held.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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