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pre-election

adj
/pɹiː.ɪˈlɛk.ʃən/UK

Etymology

From pre- + election.

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

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of preelection.

    • At least Dr. Beeching can no longer be accused by anyone of disinterest in railways, after the king-sized squib he flung into one of the particularly combustible pre-election topics - transport - at the end of June.
    • Due to Purdah (pre-election rules on announcements that could influence voters), this will not be released until after the local elections in May.

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