a choosing or being chosen for a particular office by vote; election.

a voting to elect members for a municipality, legislature, etc.; election.

something that is spoken; an utterance; speech.

a concise, compact statement containing the essence of a passage, speech, etc.

an explanatory note or statement; an accurate description.

the knowledge of the origin and development of a word, affix, phrase, etc.; etymology.

the act of consolidating different, statements, works, ideas etc. together taking into consideration their essence, similarities.

the state or fact of not talking; absence of speech; silence.