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ELECTION
Definition of ELECTION
noun
A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English eleccioun, eleccion, from Anglo-Norman eleccioun, from Latin ēlectiōn-, stem of ēlectiō (“choice, selection”), from ēligō (“to pluck out, to choose”). Equivalent to elect + -ion. Displaced native Old English cyre (“choice, free will, election”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,457)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ELECTION · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ELECTION in OUTLIER
It has fitted 3 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ELECTION starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEEILNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ELECTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ELECTION?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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