general election

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === general election (plural general elections) An election, usually held at regular intervals, in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies or electoral districts of a nation. (Cockney rhyming slang) An erection. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (type of election): primary, special election ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === general election on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Eric Partridge (2005), “general election”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 1 (A–I), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 853.