election

The worst system of choosing among candidates for public office -- except for all the others.

"The turnout for the election wasn't even 40% of eligible voters. The winner got a slight majority of that, so four out of five people DIDN'T vote for him. So from that he concludes he has a popular 'mandate'?!"

by Grinning Cat January 5, 2009

election

Noun: Deciding between the lesser of two evils. Ie: Skeletor or Krang

Oh great, another election. Which crook should I vote for?

by m_kitsune June 15, 2004

The Elect

Third-wave antiracist social justice warriors that take themselves too seriously and believe their cause is important enough that it warrants hurting other people, and sometimes destroying their lives, over even the smallest political correctness faults, especially on Twitter. The term was coined by Joseph Bottum and popularized by John McWhorter.

"We will term these people The Elect. They do think of themselves as bearers of a wisdom, granted them for any number of reasons—a gift for empathy, life experience, maybe even intelligence. But they see themselves as having been chosen, as it were, by one or some of these factors, as understanding something most do not." -- John McWhorter

by rorrzo November 15, 2021

election

A system where two people that represent the rich minority compete to see who can trick more people that they are actually going to do something in their interests.

Why the fuck vote? We all know whoever wins is going to be a Republican/Democrat and they're both going to tell us that they represent the working man while fucking everyone but the rich.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

by DrIdiot August 31, 2004

election

A real-world extension of the popularity contest held in high school by the same annoying, hypocritical, personality types who were on the "student council."

This electionis a waste of time.

by Nezbit-the-cat January 30, 2005

election

a word you should avoid using at all costs, because of the risk of a freudian slip

The ere...election was quite exciting.

by perfectionistdevil July 16, 2008

electability

A primary candidate's ability, as perceived by a political party's ideological base, of having the best chance of later winning in the general election.

Many Democratic primary voters voted for John Kerry in 2004 because they believed he was the only candidate with enough electability to be able to beat Republican George W. Bush in the Presidental Election.

by snardy September 7, 2005