pre-election

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ election

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pɹiːɪˈlekʃən/

Adjective

pre-election (not comparable)

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

References

“pre-election” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.

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