Free election — (Polish: wolna elekcja ) was the election of individual kings, rather than of dynasties, to the Polish throne between 1572 and 1791, when free election was abolished by the Constitution of May 3, 1791.Actually the first documented election of a… … Wikipedia
free election — Exists where each voter is allowed to cast his ballot as his own conscience dictates. See also free and equal … Black's law dictionary
free election — Exists where each voter is allowed to cast his ballot as his own conscience dictates. See also free and equal … Black's law dictionary
Election sejm — (Polish: sejm elekcyjny) was one of three kinds of special sejm in pre partition Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth. Upon vacancy of the throne, the election sejm, meeting at Wola outside Warsaw, elected a new king.Any hereditary nobleman could vote… … Wikipedia
Election — This article is about the political process. For other uses, see Election (disambiguation). Free election redirects here. For the free elections of Polish kings, see Royal elections in Poland. A ballot box An election is a formal decision making… … Wikipedia
free and equal — As used in a constitutional provision that election shall be free and equal, the word free means that every one entitled to vote should have a reasonable opportunity to do so, a reasonable manner of doing so, etc., and the word equal means that… … Black's law dictionary
free and equal — As used in a constitutional provision that election shall be free and equal, the word free means that every one entitled to vote should have a reasonable opportunity to do so, a reasonable manner of doing so, etc., and the word equal means that… … Black's law dictionary
free — 1 /fri:/ adjective ALLOWED TO DO WHAT YOU WANT 1 allowed to do whatever you want, without being controlled or restricted : free to do sth: The children are free to decide which activity they would like to do. 2 feel free spoken used to tell… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
free — free1 [ fri ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not costing anything ▸ 2 not prisoner/slave/held ▸ 3 not tied/fixed ▸ 4 available for something ▸ 5 not limited by rules ▸ 6 not affected by something bad ▸ 7 when you talk/give a lot ▸ 8 time with no work to do ▸… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
free — I UK [friː] / US [frɪ] adjective Word forms free : adjective free comparative freer superlative freest *** 1) something that is free does not cost anything All talks start at 2.30 pm and admission is free. There is plenty of free parking. free… … English dictionary
