preelection

or pre-e·lec·tion

[ pree-i-lek-shuhn ]

noun

1. a choice or selection made beforehand.

adjective

1. coming before an election:

   preelection promises.

Word History and Origins

Origin of preelection¹

First recorded in 1890–95; pre- + election

Example Sentences

This final preelection newsletter is, appropriately, the Garbage Edition, but it could just as easily be the arrogance edition.

From Slate

The cutesiness of all of this, combined with generalized preelection anxiety, has sent Democrats spiraling, wondering what evil plan they’ve cooked up.

From Slate

Preelection polling indicated that the new voters would be younger and tend to vote Democratic, but they were about evenly split between Biden and Trump.

From Los Angeles Times

Republicans have filed more than 100 preelection lawsuits.

From Slate

After Trump won the state twice despite favorable preelection polls for Hillary Clinton and then Biden, Florida seemed to lurch even further to the right in 2022, giving incumbent GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis a 19-point margin of victory that instantly made him a top-tier presidential candidate.

From Slate