special election

collocation in English

meaningsofspecialandelection

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withelection.
special
adjective
uk
/ˈspeʃ.əl/us
/ˈspeʃ.əl/
not ordinary ...
See more atspecial
election
noun[C or U]
uk
/iˈlek.ʃən/us
/iˈlek.ʃən/
a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or ...
See more atelection

(Definition ofspecialandelectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspecial election

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Aspecialelectionnewspaper, such as one sometimes has, or an advertisement in an ordinary newspaper, would clearly come under this paragraph.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In some cases, they have had aspecialelectionfor extra councillors.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It would only involve anotherspecialelectionto find the other one-third of the committee.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thespecialelectiontook the form of an open primary.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Each party held a nominating convention to choose their nominee for thespecialelection.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Unexpired terms may be filled byspecialelection, but suchspecialelectionmust be held coincidentally with another scheduled election.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In thespecialelectionshe garnered 68% of the vote.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Aspecialelectionapproved of the convention, and delegates to it.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He managed to win a seat later, when aspecialelectionwas held after resignations opened several seats.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
A vacant seat must be filled byspecialelection, the date of which is set by the presiding officer of the respective house.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In most states, governors have the power to appoint a replacement temporarily, until aspecialelectioncan be held.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Ultimately, it was decided that a newspecialelectionwould have to be held in order to resolve the controversy once and for all.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Voters cast votes twice on that date, once for thespecialelection, once for the general election.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He died 9 days later and thisspecialelectionwas called to fill his seat.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Nigh set the date for aspecialelection.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He was first elected in aspecialelectionin 1999.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Aspecialelectionwas held to fill the vacant seat.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The recall was fought by all four daily newspapers and failed by 32,000 votes at aspecialelection.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Gillibrand was required to run in aspecialelectionin 2010, which she won with 63% of the vote.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
If more than half of the term remains, the appointee may serve until aspecialelectionis held.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofspecial
Go to the definition ofelection
See other collocations withelection