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election day

election day is the alternative letter-case form of Election Day.

Noun capitalized: Election Day

Election Day (plural Election Days)

  1. The day on which a general election is designated to be held.
  2. (US, specifically) The day on which general elections are held in the United States, usually the Tuesday following the first Monday in November.
    • Voters returned nearly 64 million mail-in ballots before Election Day, a pandemic-driven record that is certain to make for a more complicated vote count this year but could also reshape American elections for years to come.2020 November 3, Stephanie Saul, Danny Hakim, “As Counting Begins, a Flood of Mail Ballots Complicates Vote Tallies”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2021
    Synonyms:
    polling day
  3. (Philippine, specifically) The day on which general elections are held in the Philippines, usually on the second Monday of May.

Synonyms of election day

Forms of election day

pluralelection days
pluralElection Days
alternative formelection day

Questions about election day

What does election day mean?
Election day means the day on which a general election is designated to be held.
What is election day the alternative letter-case form of?
Election day is the alternative letter-case form of Election Day.
What part of speech is election day?
Election day is a noun.
What is the plural of election day?
The plural of election day is election days.

Words near election day in the dictionary

  1. electing
  2. election
  3. election cake
  4. election campaign
  5. election campaigns
  6. election day
  7. election days
  8. election night
  9. election nights
  10. election of remedies
  11. election silence

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