election (n.)

• accession
• alternative
• anointing
• anointment
• appointment
• arrogation
• assignment
• assumption
• authorization
• by-election
• calling
• canonization
• caucus
• choice
• co-optation
• co-option
• conferment
• consecration
• coronation
• decision
• delegation
• deputation
• designation
• determinism
• druthers
• empowerment
• fatalism
• induction
• installation
• institution
• investiture
• nomination
• option
• orders
• ordination
• pick
• plebiscite
• poll
• predestinarianism
• preference
• preferment
• presentation
• primary
• referendum
• runoff
• seizure
• selection
• succession
• usurpation
• volition
• vote
• voting
• will