electionelectionelectionsnouna time when people choose somebody to be a leader by voting for him or her: The election will be held on Wednesday.cultureIn Britain, general elections are held about every five years. Voters in each area must choose one person from a list of candidates (= a person who wants to be elected) to be the Member of Parliament for that area. The head of the UK government is called the Prime Minister. In the US, Presidential elections are held every four years. The head of the US government is called the President.