by-election

American  

[bahy-i-lek-shuhn] / ˈbaɪ ɪˌlɛk ʃən /

Or bye-election

noun

1. a special election, not held at the time of a general election, to fill a vacancy in Parliament.

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by-election British  

noun

1. (in the United Kingdom and other countries of the Commonwealth) an election held during the life of a parliament to fill a vacant seat in the lower chamber

2. (in the US) a special election to fill a vacant elective position with an unexpired term

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Etymology

Origin of by-election

First recorded in 1875–80; by- + election

Example Sentences

The other day I compared the saga of Andy Burnham, his ambitions and the forthcoming by-election in Greater Manchester to a long and twisting marble run.

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Earlier, she told the BBC allowing elected mayors to run as candidates in parliamentary by-elections had "organisational implications" for the party.

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A decision on whether to allow Andy Burnham to run in an upcoming parliamentary by-election will be made by the Labour Party's ruling national executive committee later.

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The by-election could happen as early as next month after ex-Labour minister Andrew Gwynne formally resigned from the House of Commons, saying he had been advised by his GP not to return to work.

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A chip shop owner has criticised "misinformation" after his business was targeted over a mistaken link to a Reform UK by-election candidate with the same surname.

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