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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Conspiracy theories and far-right rhetoric are being shared across Ireland in advance of Friday's general election.
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Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Historically, the party not in the White House also makes big gains in the next general election — which will be 2026, when Californian’s will elect a new governor.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Tensions heightened further after this year’s general election, which Mr. Khan’s party claims to have won.
—Salman Masood, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
If no candidate outright won at least half of the vote, the top two finishers ran against each other in the general election.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
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Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Historically, the party not in the White House also makes big gains in the next general election — which will be 2026, when Californian’s will elect a new governor.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Tensions heightened further after this year’s general election, which Mr. Khan’s party claims to have won.
—Salman Masood, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
If no candidate outright won at least half of the vote, the top two finishers ran against each other in the general election.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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