Election bun is a term used to refer to a traditional sweet bun that is commonly baked and consumed during election time in the Caribbean. It is said that the term originated from the French word "élection," spoken as /e.lek.sjɔ̃/ in IPA phonetic transcription, which simply means "choice" or "election." The spelling of the word "election bun" follows the standard English spelling rules, with "election" spelled as e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n and "bun" as b-u-n.