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general electionnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˌdʒen.ər.əl ɪˈlek.ʃən/ us ​ /ˌdʒen.ɚ.əl ɪˈlek.ʃən/

(Definition of “general election” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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general electionnoun [ C ]

› a national or state election, not a local one

(Definition of “general election” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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general electionnoun [ C ]

uk ​ us ​ POLITICS, GOVERNMENT

› 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.
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(Definition of “general election” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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