pre-election

British  

noun

1. existing or occurring before an election

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Example Sentences

Fidesz has responded by boosting pre-election pension payments, expanding tax exemptions for mothers, increasing the minimum wage and raising the salaries of teachers and other categories of public-sector workers, among a flurry of handouts for specific segments of voters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Swinney's pre-election pitch was rich with new policy promises for the next five years should the SNP retain power at Holyrood.

From BBC

But on that Saturday night in Studio 8H, Jackson hit the right notes to suit the nation’s post-campaign, pre-election mood, setting the bar for all politicians who followed in this wake.

From Salon

Yet the brevity of this pre-election period "will likely not have much of an effect", said Michael Cucek, assistant professor of Asian Studies at Temple University's Japan Campus.

From Barron's

By contrast, pre-election years, or the third year of a president’s term, historically have been the strongest of these four-year cycles, with average gains of roughly 17.2%, according to data compiled by Ned Davis Research.

From MarketWatch