by-election

Definitions

General English

• noun an election for parliament when an MP has died or retired.

Politics

• noun an election for Parliament or for a council in one constituency or ward held because of the death or retirement of the person first elected

Nearby Definitions of “by-election”

• Buys Ballot’s law
• Buzet AOC
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• buzzer
• by
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• by-product
• bye
• bylaw
• bypass
• bypass capacitor

Contexts for “by-election”

2 definitions in context
• General English
• Politics