general election

plural general elections · alternative general · alternative generals · alternative general elections

1. An election following the regular procedure to elect officers in all or most constituencies or electoral districts of a region or nation.

   In the United States, general elections occur every two years, with the quadrennial presidential elections distinguished from the midterm elections between them.

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   With a General Election under two years away (and if, by then, the Plan for Rail had already begun to be implemented), would it be efficient or worth implementing Labour's full nationalisation should it form a government?

   2023 May 31, Tammy Samuel, Fergus McLaverty, “The political picture: what lies ahead for Britain's railways?”, in RAIL, number 984, page 31

   The general election is held in even-numbered years to elect federal and state officers, county and township officers, and other officers as provided by law. It is also held to decide public measures at the city and county level and vote on constitutional amendments.

   2026, Office of the Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate's Guide to the General Election: November 3, 2026", p. 1

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