Dictionary

by-election en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From by- (“side, secondary, ancillary”) + election.

Meanings

1. An election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between general elections.
   • The ANC has accused the IFP of bussing in voters from other wards to vote during the recent Newcastle Municipality by-election won by the IFP. 2024 March 14, Clive Ndou, “ANC set to open case against ‘ghost IFP voters’”, in The Witness:
   • Coordinate term: general election
   • In 2015, he was selected as candidate for that year's by-election for the Oldham West and Royton seat. He won with 62% of the vote. 2020 June 17, Jim McMahon tells Richard Clinnick, “Stepping out of the shadows”, in Rail, page 39:

Forms

Synonyms

bypoll · special election

Translations (41)

yi בײַוואַלן (election to fill a vacant political office) · he בחירות ביניים (election to fill a vacant political office) · ur ضمنی انتخابات (election to fill a vacant political office) · pt eleição suplementar (election to fill a vacant political office) · pl wybory uzupełniające (election to fill a vacant political office) · cy is-etholiad (election to fill a vacant political office) · sh до̀пунскӣ ѝзбори (election to fill a vacant political office) · it elezioni suppletive (election to fill a vacant political office) · ga fothoghchán (election to fill a vacant political office) · nn suppleringsval (election to fill a vacant political office) · id pemilihan sela (election to fill a vacant political office) · fr élection partielle (election to fill a vacant political office) · hu pótválasztás (election to fill a vacant political office) · nb suppleringsvalg (election to fill a vacant political office) · bn উপনির্বাচন (election to fill a vacant political office) · it elezioni supplementari (election to fill a vacant political office) · cs doplňovací volby (election to fill a vacant political office) · cy etholiad achlysurol (election to fill a vacant political office) · fa انتخابات میاندورهای (election to fill a vacant political office) · nl tussentijdse verkiezing (election to fill a vacant political office) · es elección parcial (election to fill a vacant political office) · bg частични избори (election to fill a vacant political office) · fi täydennysvaali (election to fill a vacant political office) · ko 재보궐선거 (election to fill a vacant political office) · ka დამატებითი არჩევნები (election to fill a vacant political office) · ca elecció parcial (election to fill a vacant political office) · ar اِنْتِخَابَات تَكْمِيلِيَّة (election to fill a vacant political office) · sh dòpunskī ìzbori (election to fill a vacant political office) · sv fyllnadsval (election to fill a vacant political office) · gd fo-thaghadh (election to fill a vacant political office) · gd frith-thaghadh (election to fill a vacant political office) · tr ara seçim (election to fill a vacant political office) · hi उपचुनाव (election to fill a vacant political office) · yue 補選 /补选 (election to fill a vacant political office) · ja 補欠選挙 (election to fill a vacant political office) · cmn 補選 /补选 (election to fill a vacant political office) · de Ersatzwahl (election to fill a vacant political office) · ms pilihan raya kecil (election to fill a vacant political office) · id pemilihan umum sela (election to fill a vacant political office) · de Nachwahl (election to fill a vacant political office) · da suppleringsvalg (election to fill a vacant political office)