preelection

American  

[pree-i-lek-shuhn] / ˌpri ɪˈlɛk ʃən /

Or pre-election

noun

1. a choice or selection made beforehand.

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adjective

1. coming before an election.

   preelection promises.

Etymology

Origin of preelection

First recorded in 1890–95; pre- + election

Example Sentences

Last fall, “60 Minutes” invited Trump and Harris to participate in preelection interviews.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

There was a baffling period in my preelection life when my sanity seemed to cling entirely to a Dungeons & Dragons podcast.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024

We went back and looked at the respondents to our preelection Times/Siena survey, and matched them to postelection vote turnout records.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Despite their tainted history, laws allowing citizens to make both preelection and Election Day challenges persisted through the 20th and into the 21st century.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2022

In its special preelection session, the Eightieth Congress ignored the recently issued Truman order on racial equality just as it ignored the President's admonition to enact a general civil rights program.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.