noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ clean ( esp. AmE ), fair , free , open
▪ fraudulent , rigged , stolen
▪ close
▪
Predicting the result of close ~s is a perilous game.
▪ landslide
▪
The party won a landslide ~.
▪ contested , disputed
▪
They demanded a rerun of the disputed presidential ~.
▪ historic
▪ competitive
▪ popular
▪
the democratic concept of popular ~s
▪ democratic , multiparty , non-partisan
▪ direct , indirect
▪ fresh , new
▪ last
▪ recent
▪ early
▪
The prime minister may decide to call an early ~.
▪ scheduled
▪
the scheduled Lebanese ~s in May
▪ forthcoming , upcoming ( esp. AmE )
▪ special
▪ primary ( in the US ), run-off ( esp. AmE )
▪ midterm , off-year ( AmE )
▪ recall (= an election to remove an elected official from office) ( AmE )
▪
The Governor faces an unprecedented recall ~.
▪ county , federal , local , municipal , national , nationwide , provincial , regional , state , statewide ( AmE )
▪ congressional , council ( esp. BrE ), general , gubernatorial ( AmE ), judicial , leadership , legislative , local-government , mayoral , papal , parliamentary , party , presidential , Senate
▪ school board
▪ student council ( AmE ), student government ( AmE ), student union ( BrE )
VERB + ELECTION
▪ conduct , have , hold , run
▪ call
▪ contest , fight
▪ run for ( esp. AmE ), stand for ( esp. BrE )
▪ dispute
▪
a bitterly disputed ~
▪ lose , win
▪ concede
▪ sweep ( AmE )
▪
The party swept Turkish ~s in November.
▪ affect , influence
▪ sway ( esp. AmE ), swing , tip ( esp. AmE )
▪
votes which could swing the entire national ~
▪ decide , determine
▪
The people will decide this ~ and they will prove all the polls wrong.
▪ organize , schedule ( esp. AmE )
▪ monitor , oversee , supervise
▪ cancel , delay , postpone
▪ derail
▪
The violence in the country will not derail the ~s.
▪ fix , manipulate , rig , steal
▪
claims that voter fraud had stolen the ~ for the Republicans
▪ boycott
ELECTION + VERB
▪ take place
▪ be due , be scheduled for
▪
Elections are scheduled for November.
▪ approach , loom
ELECTION + NOUN
▪ campaign
▪ manifesto ( esp. BrE ), pledge ( esp. BrE ), promise
▪ statement
▪ issue
▪
Education is a key ~ issue.
▪ debate
▪ strategy
▪ battle , contest
▪ turnout
▪
The ~ turnout in 2008 was high.
▪ ballot , poll
▪ outcome , result , returns ( esp. AmE )
▪
A lot hangs on the ~ result.
▪
All counties have now certified their ~ returns.
▪ defeat , victory
▪ broadcast ( esp. BrE ), coverage , news
▪ procedure , process , system
▪ candidate
▪ administrator ( AmE ), commissioner , judge ( AmE ), monitor , observer , official ( AmE ), worker
▪ board ( esp. AmE ), commission
▪ office
▪ date , day , eve , night , period , season , time , year
▪
It was successful in rallying voters at ~ time.
▪ cycle
▪
The US is reaching the end of its latest presidential ~ cycle.
▪ fraud
▪ reform
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~ , in a/the ~
▪
in the 2001 general ~
▪ by ~
▪
Membership of the committee is by ~.
▪ ~ to
▪
her ~ to the Senate
PHRASES
▪ the outcome of an ~
▪ the run-up to an ~
▪
opinion poll results in the run-up to ~s