From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishIndependence/election/Christmas etc dayIndependence/election/Christmas etc daya day on which a particular event or celebration takes place Rioting broke out just three days before polling day. → day
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Independence/election/Christmas etc day• It was July 1, almost Independence Day.• By election day, many observers will question why Bill Clinton and Bob Dole were nominated and why they are running.• She has a rat on top of the living room door on Christmas Day, for example, and it will last her two days.• Legislation to outlaw Christmas Day trading looks set to be in place in time for this year's festive period.• Then came the Christmas Day massacre, by an Inkatha mob several hundred strong. 