general election
noun
: an election usually held at regular intervals in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies of a nation or state
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Jones ran on the Rent is 2 Damn High line in the general election, and got 2.7% of the vote.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
Clinton won the Democratic nomination but went on to lose to President-elect Donald Trump in the general election.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels, is planning to run for mayor as a Republican again after losing to Mr. Adams in the general election in 2021.
—Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Republican Connie Mack defeated him in the general election by a narrow margin.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
Clinton won the Democratic nomination but went on to lose to President-elect Donald Trump in the general election.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels, is planning to run for mayor as a Republican again after losing to Mr. Adams in the general election in 2021.
—Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Republican Connie Mack defeated him in the general election by a narrow margin.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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