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5388437308turnoutthe number of people attending or taking part in an event, especially the number of people voting in an election.0
5388469175candidatea person who applies for a job or is nominated for election.1
5388478800general electiona regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election.2
5388483955ballota process of voting, in writing and typically in secret.3
5388493852citizenshipthe status of a person recognized under the custom or law as being a legal member of a sovereign state.4
5388512920votethe official choice that you make in an election, meeting, etc., by casting a ballot.5
5388555211primarythe quality or state of being important.6
5388602472non-partisannot supporting one political party or group over another.7
5388617427gerrymandera district or pattern of districts varying greatly in size or population.8
5388653288caucusA meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform.9
5388736526electiona formal and organized process of electing or being elected, especially of members of a political body.10
5388743814delegatea person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference11
5394424650nominationthe action of nominating or state of being nominated.12
5394430958platformthe declared policy of a political party or group.13
5394433117running matean election candidate for the lesser of two closely associated political offices.14
5394433118constitutionthe system of fundamental principles according to which a nation, state, corporation, or the like, is governed.15
5394435133referenduma general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision16
5394436513democracya system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.17
5394438738national conventiona convention of a major political party, especially one that nominates a candidate for the presidency.18
5394440156absenteea person who is expected or required to be present at a place or event but is not.19
5394513939electoral collegea body of electors chosen or appointed by a larger group.20
5394514866polling placea building where voting takes place during an election, typically one that normally has another function, such as a school.21
5394517271dark horsea candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds.22
5394517272political partyan organized group of people with at least roughly similar political aims and opinions.23
5394519519suffragethe right to vote in political elections.24

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