election
/ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/
ɪˈlɛkʃən
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
ɪ - ˈlɛkʃən -> election
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
ရွေးချယ်တင်မြှောက်ပွဲ။ ရွေးကောက်ပွဲ။
In America, presidential elections are held every four years. ❍ They are having/holding an election in Hungary next month. ❍ He's standing for election. သူအရွေးခံ မယ်။ ❍ her election as leader ❍ an election campaign
မဲဆွယ်ပွဲ။ ❍ the election results. See also BY-ELECTION, GENERAL ELECTION
❏ electioneering /Çlekʃǝ'nÇǝrÇŋ/ n [U] မဲဆွယ်ပွဲ။ မဲဆွယ် စည်းရုံးရေးဆင်းခြင်း။
More examples
- Only about 20% of the people voted in the local government elections.
- [hold an election] : Is it really necessary to hold an election every three years?
- [election to] : Elections to the European Parliament are due in May.
- [election for] : She is standing for the first time in elections for the National Assembly.
- [win/lose an election] : They have only recently won an election under his leadership.
- [contest/fight an election] : The parties formed an alliance to contest the 1988 legislative elections.
- With the election of a new leader, the country became relatively stable.
- [election to] : A candidate for election to the Council
- [election as] : His election as President will mean changes in foreign policy.
- The presidential election campaign
- Local election results
- An election victory/defeat
Synonyms
Cross references
Study this word
Pattern match
Example practice
Mini quizWhat is the Myanmar meaning of “election”?
Try to say the meaning first, then reveal the answer.