preelection

or pre-e·lec·tion

[ pree-i-lek-shuhn ]

noun

a choice or selection made beforehand.

adjective

coming before an election: preelection promises.

Origin of preelection

First recorded in 1890–95; pre- + election

Words Nearby preelection

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How to use preelection in a sentence

In both cases, that was a slightly lower percentage than preelection polls suggested it might be.
Democrats Needed A Big Blue Wave To Win The Senate, And It Looks Like They Didn’t Get It | Perry Bacon Jr. (perry.bacon@fivethirtyeight.com) | November 9, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
In the final preelection installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew takes a final look at the data, reflects on the stories that defined the 2020 campaign and offers a guide for what to follow on election night.
Politics Podcast: Final Reflections On The 2020 Campaign Before Election Day | Galen Druke | November 3, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
Customers are sending us a lot of emails full of preelection excitement.
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British Dictionary definitions for pre-election

pre-election

noun(modifier)

existing or occurring before an election

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