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Bypoll
A special election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between general elections.
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A special election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between general elections.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bypoll"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pseudo-electionnoun | Alternative form of pseudoelection. [(politics) A sham election; an election organized without any significant political choice or real impact on the results, often held in dictatorial regimes to feign the appearance of public legitimacy.] |
| proxy votenoun | (politics) a vote cast by the process of proxy voting |
| palaiyamnoun | (India, historical) Alternative spelling of pollam. [A district in India held in feudal tenure by a poligar.] |
| palayamnoun | (India, historical) Alternative spelling of pollam. [A district in India held in feudal tenure by a poligar.] |
| pseudoelectionnoun | (politics) A sham election; an election organized without any significant political choice or real impact on the results, often held in dictatorial regimes to feign the appearance of public legitimacy. |
| pseudo-referendumnoun | Alternative form of pseudoreferendum. [(politics) A sham referendum.] |
| personationnoun | The act of personating: the playing of a role or portrayal of a character |
| plebiscitenoun | (law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy. |
| pseudoreferendumnoun | (politics) A sham referendum. |
| pseudo-democracynoun | Alternative spelling of pseudodemocracy. [(politics) A government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties.] |
| bye-productnoun | Archaic form of by-product. [Something made incidentally during the production of something else.] |
| psephocracynoun | Government by ballot-elected representatives; representative democracy. Often contrasted with democracy, with which it is unfavourably compared for its lack of demotic participation in the political process outside of elections. |
| paranymnoun | A euphemistic synonym |
| bylynanoun | Alternative form of bylina. [A traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem.] |
| popular opinionnoun | Synonym of public opinion. |
| polypusnoun | (medicine) A polyp. |
| po-ponoun | (colloquial, mildly derogatory, US) The police; a police officer. |
| politispeaknoun | (informal) Synonym of politicianese. |
| annominationnoun | (obsolete) paronomasia; punning |
| purgananoun | Dated form of pargana. [(British India) An administrative unit of British Raj, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil.] |
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