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general election

election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen
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general election

Summary

general election has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • general election followed primary election[2].
  • general election is a type of public election[3].
  • general election is a type of recurring event[4].
  • general election is a type of political event[5].
  • general election is the opposite of by-election[6].
  • general election's topic's main category is recorded as Category:General elections[7].
  • general election's different from is recorded as universal suffrage[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include public election[3], recurring event[4], and political event[5]. general election is the opposite of by-election[6].

Why It Matters

general election has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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