general election
English
Noun
general election (plural general elections)
- An election, usually held at regular intervals, in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies or electoral districts of a nation.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) An erection.
Coordinate terms
- (type of election): primary, special election
Translations
election held at regular intervals
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Further reading
general election on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Eric Partridge (2005), “general election”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 1 (A–I), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 853.
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