general election

noun [C] POLITICS, GOVERNMENT

Definition

› an election in which all the voters in a country elect the government: With a general election likely next year, the necessary legislation may not be tabled for more than 12 months. → Compare by-election

(Definition of general election noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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