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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An election involving all or most constituencies of a state or nation in the choice of candidates.
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- noun An election, usually held at
regular intervals , in whichcandidates areelected inall or mostconstituencies or electoral districts of anation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies
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