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Vacant vs Byelection - What's the difference?

vacant | byelection |

As an adjective vacant

is not occupied; empty.

As a noun byelection is

an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly-scheduled elections.

vacant

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not occupied; empty.
    • vacant lot
  • Showing no intelligence or interest.
    • ''a vacant stare

    Synonyms

    * (Not occupied) available, empty, free, uninhabited, unoccupied * (Showing no intelligence or interest) vacuous, thousand mile stare

    Derived terms

    * vacancy noun * vacantly adverb

    Related terms

    * vacate verb

    byelection

    English

    (wikipedia byelection)

    Alternative forms

    * by-election, byeelection

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly-scheduled elections.