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General election

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002288

A regular election involving all or most constituencies of a state or nation, in which voters choose officeholders from among candidates nominated by political parties or running as independents. This election typically follows primary elections, where parties select their candidates. The winners of a general election assume public office.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002288
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002288",
  "term": "General election",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A regular election involving all or most constituencies of a state or nation, in which voters choose officeholders from among candidates nominated by political parties or running as independents. This election typically follows primary elections, where parties select their candidates. The winners of a general election assume public office.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/general-election/"
}

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