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

A preelection survey from the Wall Street Journal found most economists believed inflation and interest rates would be higher under policies proposed by Trump than Vice President Kamala Harris.

From Los Angeles Times

Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democratic-controlled Legislature fought Proposition 36 hard — that is, until preelection polls showed it winning big.

From Los Angeles Times

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