by-election

See also: byelection

English

Alternative forms

bye-election
byelection

Noun

by-election (plural by-elections)

A special election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between general elections.

Synonyms

(election between general elections): special election, bypoll

Translations

special election

Chinese:
Mandarin: 補選 (zh), 补选 (zh) (bǔxuǎn)
Finnish: täydennysvaali
French: élection partielle f
German: Nachwahl f
Hindi: उपचुनाव m (upcunāv)

Irish: fothoghchán m
Italian: elezioni suppletive f pl, elezioni supplementari f pl
Portuguese: eleição suplementar f
Scottish Gaelic: frith-thaghadh m, fo-thaghadh m
Swedish: fyllnadsval c

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