pre-election

UK/pɹiː.ɪˈlɛk.ʃən/

A form of preelection — An election beforehand.

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Meanings

adjectivepre-election (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of preelection.

    Due to Purdah (pre-election rules on announcements that could influence voters), this will not be released until after the local elections in May.

    2023 May 3, Mel Holley, “Network News: Leaked document claims NR faces maintenance cash crisis”, in RAIL, number 982, page 7
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    At least Dr. Beeching can no longer be accused by anyone of disinterest in railways, after the king-sized squib he flung into one of the particularly combustible pre-election topics - transport - at the end of June.

    1964 August, “Editorial: Dr. B lights a pre-election fuse”, in Modern Railways, page 76

Origin

From pre- + election.

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APA

pre-election. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-election

MLA

“pre-election.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-election. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pre-election,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-election.

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