| election | the act of selecting someone or something, the exercise of deliberate choice, her election of medicine as a profession |
| election | a vote to select the winner of a position or political office, the results of the election will be announced tonight |
| general election | a national or state election, candidates are chosen in all constituencies |
primary
primary election | a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen |
by-election
bye-election | a special election between regular elections |
campaign hunting expedition
safari | an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) |
| election fraud | misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election |
campaign cause crusade
drive movement effort | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end, he supported populist campaigns, they worked in the cause of world peace, the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant, the movement to end slavery, contributed to the war effort |
advertising campaign
ad campaign
ad blitz | an organized program of advertisements |
| charm campaign | a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support |
campaigning
candidacy
candidature
electioneering
political campaign | the campaign of a candidate to be elected |
front-porch campaigning
front-porch campaign | a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel, William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in , her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign |
fundaising campaign
fundaising drive
fundaising effort | a campaign to raise money for some cause |
| whispering campaign | the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate |
| sales campaign | an advertising campaign intended to promote sales |
| publicelations campaign | an advertising campaign intended to improve public relations |
campaign
military campaign | several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) |
| naval campaign | an operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea |
Dardanelles
Dardanelles campaign | the unsuccessful campaign in World War I () by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia, defeated by the Turks |
Okinawa
Okinawa campaign | a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June ), in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese, considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans |
Petersburg
Petersburg Campaign | the final campaign of the American Civil War (-), Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee |
| Wilderness Campaign | American Civil War, a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign () against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses |
athletic supporter
supporter suspensor
jockstrap
jock | a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise |
| campaign hat | a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown, formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel |
garter
supporter | a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) |
| right of election | in probate law: the legal right of a surviving spouse to elect to take either what the deceased spouse gave under the will or the share of the estate as set forth by statute |
| election | the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists) |
| writ of election | a writ ordering the holding of an election |
political campaign
campaign
run | a race between candidates for elective office, I managed his campaign for governor, he is raising money for a Senate run |
governor's race
campaign for governor | a race for election to the governorship |
senate campaign
senate race | a race for election to the senate |
| election commission | a commission delegated to supervise an election |
voting precinct
election district | one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting, each contains one polling place |
assistant
helper help
supporter | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose, my invaluable assistant, they hired additional help to finish the work |
patron sponsor
supporter | someone who supports or champions something |
supporter
protagonist
champion admirer booster friend | a person who backs a politician or a team etc., all their supporters came out for the game, they are friends of the library |
| election | the status or fact of being elected, they celebrated his election |
polling day
election day | the day appointed for an election, in the United States it is the st Tuesday after the st Monday in November |
campaign
take the field | go on a campaign, go off to war |
| campaign run | run, stand, or compete for an office or a position, Who's running for treasurer this year? |
| crusade a fight a press campaign a push a agitate | exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person, be an advocate for, The liberal party pushed for reforms, She is crusading for women's rights, The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate |