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British a general election held during or immediately after a war, esp one in which the war has an effect on how people vote

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Word Origin for khaki election

C20: first used of the 1900 general election, during which the conduct of the Boer war was an election issue

Words nearby khaki election

Khafre, Khakass, Khakass Autonomous Region, Khakass Republic, khaki, khaki election, Khalid, Khalid ibn Abdul Aziz, khalif, khalifa, Khalkha

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How to use khaki election in a sentence

Bush busy engaging constituents on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate ahead of the 2004 presidential election.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Just 47 percent of Asian-Americans voted in the 2012 presidential election.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The election of 1964 produced the most liberal Congress since the Democratic landslide of 1936.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The off-year special election into which Duke threw himself drew little media notice at first.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

In 1989, a newly registered Republican in Louisiana named David Duke won his only election by a fluke.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Election of representatives from New York to consider the federal constitution held.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The Colonel left, and in a few days the election coming off, each candidate made his appearance at the critical German polls.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
“Boom” refers, of course, to the large amount of support which Cleveland obtained on his second election to the Presidency.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
In admitting a member, if no form of election has been prescribed, each candidate must be elected separately.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
He was all for change and innovation, and managed to get the principle of formal election to the chairmanship established.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow