n.
1) to hold, schedule an ~
2) to carry, win an ~
3) to decide, swing an ~ (her last speech swung the ~ in her favor)
4) to concede; lose an ~
5) to fix, rig an ~
6) a close, hotly contested; rigged ~
7) a free; general; local; national; primary; runoff ~
8) smb.'s ~ to (her ~ to the senate was welcome news)
9) ( misc. ) ~ fever ('excitement before an ~'); ( BE ) the runup to an ~ ('an ~ campaign')