What is the meaning of election?

noun

• A vote to select the winner of a position or political office.
  • usage: "the results of the election will be announced tonight"
• The act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice.
  • usage: "her election of medicine as a profession"
• The status or fact of being elected.
  • usage: "they celebrated his election"
• The predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists. ).