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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Many of his donors maxed out with $9,800 donations for both the primary and the general election, the latter of which must be returned if a candidate does not advance beyond the primary.
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Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The two key legislative figures, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, both endorsed Mamdani in the general election.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
The socialist will soon take charge of City Hall and succeed current Mayor Eric Adams, who dropped out of the mayoral race before the general election.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
The interim government jailed both Khaleda and Hasina on charges of corruption and abuse of power for about a year before they were both released ahead of a general election in 2008.
—Reuters, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
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Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The two key legislative figures, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, both endorsed Mamdani in the general election.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
The socialist will soon take charge of City Hall and succeed current Mayor Eric Adams, who dropped out of the mayoral race before the general election.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
The interim government jailed both Khaleda and Hasina on charges of corruption and abuse of power for about a year before they were both released ahead of a general election in 2008.
—Reuters, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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