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election silence

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The practice of banning political campaigning and/or media coverage of an election for a certain time period before or during the election.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 選舉沉默期 /选举沉默期 — practice of banning political campaigning and/or media coverage of an election for a certain time period before or during the election
  • Finnish: vaalimainonnan kielto vaalien alla — practice of banning political campaigning and/or media coverage of an election for a certain time period before or during the election
  • French: silence électoral — practice of banning political campaigning and/or media coverage of an election for a certain time period before or during the election
  • Hungarian: kampánycsend — practice of banning political campaigning and/or media coverage of an election for a certain time period before or during the election
  • Indonesian: masa tenang — practice of banning political campaigning and/or media coverage of an election for a certain time period before or during the election
  • Italian: silenzio elettorale — practice of banning political campaigning and/or media coverage of an election for a certain time period before or during the election
  • Polish: cisza wyborcza — practice of banning political campaigning and/or media coverage of an election for a certain time period before or during the election
  • Spanish: veda electoral — practice of banning political campaigning and/or media coverage of an election for a certain time period before or during the election