Elections

the paradox that larger the electorate, the less each vote matters

act of a losing candidate admitting electoral defeat to the winner or the public

standardized symbol allocated to a political party for use on ballots

Persons having inherited political office

form of government

form of democracy emphasizing socialism

At large (before a noun: at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than a subset. In multi-hierarchical bodies, the term rarely extends to a tier beneath the highest division. A contrast is implied, with certain electoral districts or narrower divisions. It can be given to the associated territory, if any, to denote its undivided nature, in a specific context. Unambiguous synonyms are the prefixes of cross-, all- or whole-, s

vacancy in an organization

a single election choice which fills more than one political office or seat

someone designated to succeed a (usually elected) person in office when the latter stops holding the office (through death, resignation or other reason)

official writ calling for an election

candidate proposed as a means of casting a protest vote or satirizing the political system

Electoralism is a term first used by Terry Karl, professor of political science at Stanford University, to describe a "half-way" transition from authoritarian rule toward democratic rule.

Person who runs an election

group of candidates running in multi-seat or multi-position elections on a common platform

recount of votes, due to close margins or human errors

publicly declaring support for a candidate

political ability to influence election outcomes

term in electoral politics

Political theory