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preelection

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Before an election.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • preelection blues
  • preelection hype
  • preelection polls

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: preelectoral

Antonyms: postelection, postelectoral

2

noun

Meaning 2

An election beforehand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pre- + election.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: նախընտրական (naxəntrakan) — before an election
  • Belarusian: перадвы́барны (pjeradvýbarny) — before an election
  • Greek: προεκλογικός (proeklogikós) — before an election
  • Indonesian: prapemilu — before an election
  • Polish: przedwyborczy — before an election
  • Russian: предвы́борный (predvýbornyj) — before an election
  • Serbo-Croatian: пре̏дизбо̄рнӣ — before an election
  • Serbo-Croatian: prȅdizbōrnī — before an election
  • Ukrainian: передви́борчий (peredvýborčyj) — before an election