Election Day

noun

(in the U.S.) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November on which national elections are held for electors of the president and vice president in those years evenly divisible by four. On even years constituents elect members of the House of Representatives for two-year terms and one third of the Senate for six-year terms.

(often lowercase) any day designated for the election of public officials.

Origin of Election Day

First recorded in 1640–50

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Examples from the Web for election day

The country has a long history of election-day violence, and this time around, some sort of disaster seemed almost inevitable.
Egypt Votes In First Post-Mubarak Elections|Mike Giglio|November 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But election-day violence is just one of the problems threatening the outcome of this election, only the second in Afghan history.
Will the Taliban Rock the Vote?|Kim Barker|August 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
For Democrats, election-day heavy heartedness, the loser's stoicism, had become a way of life.
The Capital Goes Nuts|Simon Schama|November 6, 2008|DAILY BEAST
When an election-day comes round now, it takes me back to the time of 1832.
Auld Licht Idylls|J. M. Barrie

Liberty is the steam, responsibility the brakes, and election-day, the safety-valve.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)|Various
Of the ten houses in that town at the time, three were saloons, and the material for an election-day row was at hand.
The Story of the Mormons|William Alexander Linn
There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.
Police Your Planet|Lester del Rey
He was not a little frightened by the report of Mr. Gorse's wrath, for election-day was approaching.
A Far Country, Complete|Winston Churchill