详细解释:n. 选举, 当选, 选择权
【法】 选举, 当选
词意辨析：
choice, alternative, preference, option, selection, election这些名词均含有“选择”之意。
choice: 侧重指自由选择的权利或特权。
alternative: 指在相互排斥的两者之间作严格的选择，也可指在两者以上中进行选择。
preference: 侧重因偏见、爱好或判断等而进行选择。
option: 着重特别给予的选择权，所选物常常相互排斥。
selection: 指作广泛的选择，着重选择者的识别力或鉴赏力。
election: 强调目的和达到目的判断能力。英语解释：
名词 election:
a vote to select the winner of a position or political officethe act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choicethe status or fact of being electedthe predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)例句：
Our party was routed at the election.我们党在竞选中被彻底击败了。