election

(noun) a vote to select the winner of a position or political office. Example: "The results of the election will be announced tonight."

(noun) the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice. Example: "Her election of medicine as a profession."

(noun) the status or fact of being elected. Example: "They celebrated his election."

(noun) the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists).