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electionlike

adj

Etymology

From election + -like.

  1. derived from eleccioun
  2. inherited from eleccioun
  3. formed as electionlike — “election + -like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an election.

    • The delay gave the White House time to conduct an electionlike media campaign.
    • Which nonprofits receive money and how much they get are determined in an electionlike process.
    • He said the anti-Upton ads and the ACC’s response has created an electionlike atmosphere at a time when voters aren’t thinking about the next election.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA