by-election

or bye-e·lec·tion

[ bahy-i-lek-shuh n ]
/ ˈbaɪ ɪˌlɛk ʃən /

noun

a special election, not held at the time of a general election, to fill a vacancy in Parliament.

Origin of by-election

First recorded in 1875–80; by- + election

Words nearby by-election

by-, by-and-by, by-bidder, by-blow, by-catch, by-election, by-form, by-line, by-name, by-numbers, by-path

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British Dictionary definitions for by-election

by-election

bye-election

noun

(in the United Kingdom and other countries of the Commonwealth) an election held during the life of a parliament to fill a vacant seat in the lower chamber
(in the US) a special election to fill a vacant elective position with an unexpired term