By Election Oxford English Dictionary
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By election oxford english dictionary. See also by election general election. An election held in a single political constituency to fill a vacancy arising during a government s term of office. It has superintended two general elections two municipal elections and numerous by elections.
Election to something a year after her election to the committee. The publisher behind the popular oxford english dictionary decided to highlight how quickly the language had to adapt in a year marked by a deadly pandemic social unrest a historic election and. Pronunciation of by election noun in oxford advanced learner s dictionary.
Listen to audio with how to say by election in english. Her election will mark a new beginning for the country. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website including to provide targeted advertising and track usage.
The oxford english dictionary oed has been unable to name its traditional word of the year for 2020 instead exploring how far and how quickly the language has developed this year. Remember we fought a general election and two by elections and ended up reducing our overdraft. 2020 has been quite a year and as it comes to a close here are just a few of the 110 words and meanings we ve added to the oxford advanced learner s dictionary online.
Words related to the pandemic such as self isolate contact tracing and of course covid 19. Uncountable the fact of having been chosen by election. Words to do with social issues such as gender fluid unconscious bias and generation z.
An election of a new member of parliament to replace somebody who has died or left parliament compare general election topics politics c2. Definition of by election from the cambridge business english dictionary cambridge university press. Since his election to the senate he has been an ardent gay rights supporter.