Definitions of election:

• noun:   the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice

  Example: "Her election of medicine as a profession"

• noun:   a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

  Example: "The results of the election will be announced tonight"

• noun:   the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
• noun:   the status or fact of being elected

  Example: "They celebrated his election"