Below you will find example sentences with "general election". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

General Election in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: general
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 34 words

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "general election" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 34 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as in the general election, 2015 uk general election, party, primary and labour stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with attorney general, director general, presidential election, attorney general, director general and inspector general, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with general election

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

His only plan B is a general election and a general election would not solve Brexit. (16 words)

Mebyonkernow.org. ;2015 General Election Mebyon Kernow fielded candidates in all six constituencies for the 2015 UK General Election. (19 words)

If one of the other two general election candidates wins on Tuesday, Bridgeport would hold a new Democratic primary and then a new general election. (25 words)

The overall number of votes scored by the APC candidates is more than what President Buhari scored in 2015 general election, that is to say that if eventually he agreed to contest 2019 general election, I assured you, we will give you five million votes. (45 words)

Although Florida’s primary election is not until August, and the general election won’t follow until November, the state’s election supervisors are petitioning Gov. Ron DeSantis for relief from what they fear will be a severe shortage of poll workers. (42 words)

The numbers suggest Schultz is currently far from winning a plurality of the three-way vote in a general election but could still qualify for the general election debates in the fall of 2020, which have a 15 percent national polling threshold. (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

The by-election was held following the decision of the Terengganu Election Court on Sept 26, which nullified the victory of PAS candidate Che Alias Hamid in the 15th General Election.

While saying that Tinubu would win the primary election and many people would leave the ruling party, it seemed he would not win the general election; he revealed that Tinubu would win the 2023 presidential election.

It tracked the developments in the Labour Party and its progress into Blairism, from the party’s failure to win the 1992 General Election through its election victory landslide in 1997 to its re-election victory four years later.

MacLeod said he noticed the differences in his first campaign in the by-election and the full provincial election, calling the general election a little quiet.

Although Florida’s primary election is not until August, and the general election won’t follow until November, the state’s election supervisors are petitioning Gov. Ron DeSantis for relief from what they fear will be a severe shortage of poll workers.

However, the Court of Appeal in a Judgment held that the APC was not qualified to participate in the 2019 general election because it did not conduct valid primary election required by law to produce candidates for the election.

If one of the other two general election candidates wins on Tuesday, Bridgeport would hold a new Democratic primary and then a new general election.

It comes after Mr Sunak challenged Sir Keir to six TV debates in after calling the general election – one a week until the general election.

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Speaking about the next general election during an appearance at the Kennedy Summer School in New Ross, Co Wexford, the Taoiseach paused before putting particular emphasis on a "March general election".

General Election would be an 'enormous gamble' for Johnson - former Labour minister Holding a General Election to try to break a Brexit impasse would be an 'enormous gamble' for the Prime Minister according to a former Labour Minister.

His only plan B is a general election and a general election would not solve Brexit.

In one of the moments of the General Election night, the SNP leader pumped her fists in the air and roared her approval after her party's candidate Amy Callaghan took one of the biggest scalps in the General Election.

The numbers suggest Schultz is currently far from winning a plurality of the three-way vote in a general election but could still qualify for the general election debates in the fall of 2020, which have a 15 percent national polling threshold.

And, with a party bitterly divided, a general election could be on the cards in the near future with Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party hopeful of exploiting the current chaos and building on the gains made in the general election last year.

He admitted a general election may not be easily available to Labour because of the constraints of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, which allows for an early general election if two-thirds of MPs vote in favour.

Once so popular that he ran unopposed for re-election to the Senate in both the Republican primary and in the general election, Attorney General Jeff Sessions now finds himself under fire from all sides.

The Democratic party gubernatorial primary will be held on Aug. 14, with the general election following on Nov. 6. The eventual Democratic candidate will presumably face Walker in the general election.

The overall number of votes scored by the APC candidates is more than what President Buhari scored in 2015 general election, that is to say that if eventually he agreed to contest 2019 general election, I assured you, we will give you five million votes.

Mebyonkernow.org. ;2015 General Election Mebyon Kernow fielded candidates in all six constituencies for the 2015 UK General Election.

A by election in the seat would be a key test for both Mr Sarwar and First Minister and SNP leader Humza Yousaf and give an indication of support for their parties ahead of a general election, due next year.

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