pre-election

From pre- +‎ election.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹiː.ɪˈlɛk.ʃən/

pre-election (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of preelection
   • 1964 August, “Editorial: Dr. B lights a pre-election fuse”, in Modern Railways, page 76:

     At least Dr. Beeching can no longer be accused by anyone of disinterest in railways, after the king-sized squib he flung into one of the particularly combustible pre-election topics - transport - at the end of June.

   • 2023 May 3, Mel Holley, “Network News: Leaked document claims NR faces maintenance cash crisis”, in RAIL, number 982, page 7:

     Due to Purdah (pre-election rules on announcements that could influence voters), this will not be released until after the local elections in May.

• “pre-election”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.