by-election
Definitions
An election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between general elections.
Equivalents
17 more languages
العربيةاِنْتِخَابَات تَكْمِيلِيَّة
Gaeilgefothoghchán
हिन्दीउपचुनाव
Bahasa Indonesiapemilihan sela
日本語補欠選挙
ქართულიდამატებითი არჩევნები
한국어재보궐선거
Bahasa Melayupilihan raya kecil
Nederlandstussentijdse verkiezing
Portuguêseleição suplementar
Svenskafyllnadsval
Türkçeara seçim
اردوضمنی انتخابات
Examples
“Coordinate term: general election”
“In 2015, he was selected as candidate for that year's by-election for the Oldham West and Royton seat. He won with 62% of the vote⟳.”
“The ANC has accused the IFP of bussing in voters from other wards to vote⟳ during the recent Newcastle Municipality by-election won by the IFP.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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