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pseudoelection

noun

Etymology

From pseudo- + election.

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

Definitions

  1. A sham election

    A sham election; an election organized without any significant political choice or real impact on the results, often held in dictatorial regimes to feign the appearance of public legitimacy.

    • As Wiseman notes, many observers saw Jammeh's maneuvers as a test run for the plans of Nigerian military dictator Sani Abacha to legitimize his own dictatorship through a pseudoelection.

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