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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Uncontested after primary wins Two other Wilson County School Board seats and a Lebanon Special School District seat were each decided in the March primary and were uncontested in the general election.
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Kennedy — who initially ran for president as a Democrat in the primary and an Independent in the general election before dropping out and endorsing Trump — is perhaps best known for his vaccine skepticism and for spreading misinformation about the safety of vaccines.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
The meeting of the electors takes place on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December after the general election, according to the National Archives.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024
After the aircraft was repaired, Orville made their first successful flight three days later.
1918: About a month after an armistice between Germany and the Allied Nations to end World War I, women were allowed to vote for the first time in the U.K. general election.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Kennedy — who initially ran for president as a Democrat in the primary and an Independent in the general election before dropping out and endorsing Trump — is perhaps best known for his vaccine skepticism and for spreading misinformation about the safety of vaccines.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
The meeting of the electors takes place on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December after the general election, according to the National Archives.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024
After the aircraft was repaired, Orville made their first successful flight three days later.
1918: About a month after an armistice between Germany and the Allied Nations to end World War I, women were allowed to vote for the first time in the U.K. general election.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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