Oxford Dictionary English general election nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌdʒenrəl ɪˈlekʃn// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌdʒenrəl ɪˈlekʃn// Elections Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsan election in which all the people of a country vote to choose a government compare by-election See related entries: ElectionsSee general election in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee general election in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: general election oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com