Definition for By election:

• An election held by itself, not at the time of a general election.

Synonyms for By election:

• Other synonyms:

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  • open primary,
  • show of hands,
  • referendum,
  • general election,
  • chad,
  • electoral,
  • logrolling,
  • trail,
  • exit poll,
  • Gallup poll,
  • seek,
  • scrutineer,
  • put to,
  • beauty contest,
  • pollster,
  • direct elections,
  • landslide,
  • suffragette,
  • popularly,
  • margin,
  • unelected,
  • advance poll,
  • off year,
  • disenfranchise,
  • proportional representation,
  • proxy,
  • Super Tuesday,
  • teller,
  • universal suffrage,
  • electioneering,
  • elective,
  • suffrage,
  • hard money.
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  • elect,
  • poll,
  • rig,
  • recount,
  • whip,
  • runoff,
  • round,
  • spoiler,
  • platform,
  • fall,
  • enfranchise,
  • unchallenged,
  • incoming.
  •
  • return,
  • marginal,
  • franchise,
  • primary,
  • campaign.
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  • mandate,
  • put up.
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  • straight.
  •
  • in.
  •
  • run.