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A hymn, or other selection, sung during a church procession; as, the processional was the 202d hymn.

e demanding direct primaries, preferential primaries for presidential nominations, direct election of United States senators, women's suffrage, and recall of judicial decisions in certain cases.

"The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes." [Rhode Island] Bartlett.

Genesis through an internal force, as opposed to natural selection.

A book containing a selection of extracts for exercises in reading; an elementary book for practice in a language; a reading book.

A lecture or prelection; public recital. The Jews had their weekly readings of the law. Hooker.

To carry the mind or throught; to direct attention; as, the preacher referrd to the late election.

Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of government. Civil service reform. See under Civil. -- Reform acts (Eng. Politics), acts of Parliament passed in 1832, 1867, 1884, 1885, extending and equalizing popular representation in Parliament. -- Refor…

A person who votes more than once at an election. [U.S.]

atement; as, to return a list of stores, of killed or wounded; to return the result of an election.

The act or practice of rioting; riot. "Electioneering riotry." Walpole.

A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections. Every day propound to yourself a rosary or chaplet of good works to present to God at night. Jer. Taylor.

olitical club established in 1659 by J.Harrington to inculcate the democratic doctrine of election of the principal officers of the state by ballot, and the annual retirement of a portion of Parliament.

ng run, according to the usual order, conditions, quality, etc.; on the average; without selection or specification. -- To let run (Naut.), to allow to pass or move freely; to slacken or loosen. -- To run after, to pursue or follow; to search for; to endeavor to find or obtain; as to run after similies. Locke. -- To…

ning a list of them; -- the method, used in France, as from June, 1885, to Feb., 1889, in elections for the Chamber of Deputies, each elector voting for the candidates for the whole department in which he lived, as disting. from scrutin d'arrondissement (da`rôN`des`mäN"), or voting by each elector for the candidate or…

A scrutinizer; specifically, an examiner of votes, as at an election.

An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll. Brande & C.

With care and selection. [R.]

he Spirit's influence, while, on the other hand, he rejected the Augustinian doctrines of election, the inability of man to do good, and the certain perseverance of the saints.

A bull issued by a pope in the period between his election and coronation.