Meaning of by-election | Babel Free
Definitions
An election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between general elections.
Equivalents
العربية
اِنْتِخَابَات تَكْمِيلِيَّة
Español
elección parcial
Suomi
täydennysvaali
Français
élection partielle
हिन्दी
उपचुनाव
Bahasa Indonesia
pemilihan sela
日本語
補欠選挙
한국어
재보궐선거
Nederlands
tussentijdse verkiezing
Português
eleição suplementar
Svenska
fyllnadsval
Türkçe
ara seçim
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.