/ Dictionary / Index B by-election: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: by-e•lec•tion Pronunciation: (bī'i-lek"shun), [key] — n. a special election, not held at the time of a general election, to fill a vacancy in Parliament. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: by-election (Thesaurus) byelaw Byelorussia Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language