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Election vs Predilection - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between election and predilection

is that election is a process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote while predilection is condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.

election

English

(Election)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors or other representatives by popular vote.
    • The parliamentary elections will be held in March.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=That brief moment after the election four years ago, when many Americans thought Mr. Obama’s election would presage a new, less fractious political era, now seems very much a thing of the past.}}
  • The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote.
    • The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal.
  • (archaic) Any conscious choice.
  • *, II.20:
    • Whosoever searcheth all the circumstances and embraceth all the consequences thereof hindereth his election .
  • * Francis Bacon
    • To use men with much difference and election is good.
  • (theology) In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect.
  • (obsolete) Those who are elected.
  • * Bible, Rom. xi. 7
    • The election hath obtained it.

    Related terms

    * elect, elective, elector, electoral, electorate

    Derived terms

    * by-election * election theft * electioneer * electioneering * election of remedies * general election * primary election

    Synonyms

    * (theology) chosenness

    See also

    * psephology

    See also

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    predilection

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
  • * 1987 , Edwin M. Yoder Jr., "Lewis Powell a Fine Sense of Balance," Washington Post , 29 Jun.,
    • But for him the first rule of judging was to set aside personal predilection and vote the law and the facts.
  • * 2000 , Terry McCarthy, "Lost Generation," Time Asia , 23 Oct.,
    • ... youth’s predilection for revolt.
  • * 2001 , Marina Cantacuzino, "On deadly ground," The Guardian , 13 Mar.,
    • Wilson doesn’t see any inconsistency between his socialism and his predilection for the high life.