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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This Sunday, Liberals finally tally the votes and announce their new leader, all as Canada’s general elections loom later this year.
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Hira Humayun, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Initially, perhaps, that may have looked like a smart bet: Obama trounced John McCain in the 2008 presidential general election.
—Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In California primaries, all candidates for office are listed on the ballot, and the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, move on to the general election.
—Weijia Jiang, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
That’s why the House passage last week of a budget blueprint 20 months before anyone votes in a general election has ignited a political firestorm.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
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Hira Humayun, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Initially, perhaps, that may have looked like a smart bet: Obama trounced John McCain in the 2008 presidential general election.
—Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In California primaries, all candidates for office are listed on the ballot, and the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, move on to the general election.
—Weijia Jiang, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
That’s why the House passage last week of a budget blueprint 20 months before anyone votes in a general election has ignited a political firestorm.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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