5388437308 | turnout | the number of people attending or taking part in an event, especially the number of people voting in an election. | 0 | |
5388469175 | candidate | a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election. | 1 | |
5388478800 | general election | a regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election. | 2 | |
5388483955 | ballot | a process of voting, in writing and typically in secret. | 3 | |
5388493852 | citizenship | the status of a person recognized under the custom or law as being a legal member of a sovereign state. | 4 | |
5388512920 | vote | the official choice that you make in an election, meeting, etc., by casting a ballot. | 5 | |
5388555211 | primary | the quality or state of being important. | 6 | |
5388602472 | non-partisan | not supporting one political party or group over another. | 7 | |
5388617427 | gerrymander | a district or pattern of districts varying greatly in size or population. | 8 | |
5388653288 | caucus | A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform. | 9 | |
5388736526 | election | a formal and organized process of electing or being elected, especially of members of a political body. | 10 | |
5388743814 | delegate | a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference | 11 | |
5394424650 | nomination | the action of nominating or state of being nominated. | 12 | |
5394430958 | platform | the declared policy of a political party or group. | 13 | |
5394433117 | running mate | an election candidate for the lesser of two closely associated political offices. | 14 | |
5394433118 | constitution | the system of fundamental principles according to which a nation, state, corporation, or the like, is governed. | 15 | |
5394435133 | referendum | a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision | 16 | |
5394436513 | democracy | a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. | 17 | |
5394438738 | national convention | a convention of a major political party, especially one that nominates a candidate for the presidency. | 18 | |
5394440156 | absentee | a person who is expected or required to be present at a place or event but is not. | 19 | |
5394513939 | electoral college | a body of electors chosen or appointed by a larger group. | 20 | |
5394514866 | polling place | a building where voting takes place during an election, typically one that normally has another function, such as a school. | 21 | |
5394517271 | dark horse | a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds. | 22 | |
5394517272 | political party | an organized group of people with at least roughly similar political aims and opinions. | 23 | |
5394519519 | suffrage | the right to vote in political elections. | 24 |
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