This is the 2931st most frequent Russian word.
выборами
The Russian word "выборами" means "elections" in English (instrumental case, plural form).
In this sentence, 'выборы' refers to organized voting events to elect representatives.
Недавно в нашей стране прошли местные выборы.
Recently, local elections were held in our country.
In this sentence, 'выборы' is used to refer to past events of organized voting.
Бабушка рассказала мне о выборах, которые были в её молодости.
Grandma told me about the elections that took place in her youth.
Here, 'выборы' denotes the present-day democratic process of voting.