upcoming election

collocation in English

meaningsofupcomingandelection

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upcoming
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈʌpˌkʌm.ɪŋ/us
/ˈʌpˌkʌm.ɪŋ/
happening ...
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election
noun[C or U]
uk
/iˈlek.ʃən/us
/iˈlek.ʃən/
a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or ...
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(Definition ofupcomingandelectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The regime agreed to immediate but modest reforms focused on theupcomingelection.
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Only when it becomes necessary to inform themselves due to anupcomingelectionis it worthwhile to pay attention.
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Party members were dismayed by the prospect of another unpopular president leading the party to defeat in theupcomingelection.
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As mentioned above, the model was run under six informational conditions, in which voters gather information about theupcomingelectionfrom a growing number of people.
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I saw him on television last night, and an insensitive person from the television station referred to his majority and anupcomingelection.
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Clay intended to use the rechartering of the bank as a topic in theupcomingelectionof 1832.
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They cited the violation of the code of conduct ahead of theupcomingelectionas the reason to stop the staging of the drama.
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He also declared he was planning to start in theupcomingelection.
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Hoadley despises the children and has only taken them in as good publicity for theupcomingelection.
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It includes information about each measure and candidate in theupcomingelection.
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Nava would win the election and set his goals on the governor's office in theupcomingelection.
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This is even more the case since disagreement with any formed coalition cabinet may directly reflect upon the results in thatupcomingelection.
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As part of the group's commitment to gender equality, over thirty percent of the candidates running for office in theupcomingelectionare men.
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It was his intention to make sure that both parties should participate in theupcomingelectionfor the congress.
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There had also allegedly been talks of a joint list between the parties for theupcomingelection, talks which nevertheless never went through.
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Key issues in theupcomingelectionwere updating the large agriculture industry and the increase in the mining industry.
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Rebels also burned polling centers for theupcomingelectionand attacked political opponents and their families.
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The cover art depicts theupcomingelectionas a horse race with the candidates as jockey's weighing-in.
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He said the issue in theupcomingelectionwould not be sovereignty.
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In 1910, his name was once again speculated to run for the mayoralty of the city in theupcomingelection, with many citizens approaching him to run.
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