off-year election
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Off-year election — United States This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the United States … Wikipedia
off year — noun 1. a year in which productivity is low or inferior • Hypernyms: ↑year, ↑twelvemonth, ↑yr 2. a year in which no major political elections are held • Hypernyms: ↑year, ↑twelvemonth, ↑yr * * * … Useful english dictionary
Off-year elections — In American politics, an off year election is generally considered to be the general elections held in even numbered years. These elections rarely feature any election to a national office, few state legislative elections, and very few… … Wikipedia
off-year — ADJ: usu ADJ n An off year election is one that happens in a year when there are no major political elections. [AM] Election officials predict they ll set a new turnout record for an off year election in Washington state … English dictionary
off year — off year, adj. 1. a year without a major, esp. presidential, election. 2. a year marked by reduced or inferior production or activity in a particular field, as farming, business, or sports: With its wet, cold summer, this was an off year for… … Universalium
off year — off′ year n. 1) gov a year without a major, esp. presidential, election 2) a year marked by reduced or inferior production or activity in a particular field, as business or sports • Etymology: 1870–75 off′ year , adj … From formal English to slang
off year — ☆ off year n. 1. a year in which a major, esp. presidential, election does not take place 2. a year of little production, poor crops, etc. off year adj … English World dictionary
off year — noun Date: 1873 1. a year in which no major election is held 2. a year of diminished activity or production < an off year for auto sales > … New Collegiate Dictionary
off-year — adj. Off year is used with these nouns: ↑election … Collocations dictionary
election — The act of choosing or selecting one or more from a greater number of persons, things, courses, or rights. The choice of an alternative. The internal, free, and spontaneous separation of one thing from another, without compulsion, consisting in… … Black's law dictionary
election — The act of choosing or selecting one or more from a greater number of persons, things, courses, or rights. The choice of an alternative. The internal, free, and spontaneous separation of one thing from another, without compulsion, consisting in… … Black's law dictionary
