Mr. Bush's election signified the ascension of the pro-immigrant wing of the Republican Party, which still has powerful anti-immigrant critics.

Mr. Babej is Slovak, and his election in a mostly Hungarian community signified, he said, the smooth relations between Hungarians and Slovaks.

Pinto's election, although won with a scant majority, signified a great victory for the liberals.

The election will also signify the reintegration of a significant minority of Palestinian opinion into politics and perhaps government.

Still, the election of these five men signifies the increasing engagement of the Sikh community in American politics.

Richard Falk said the election signified a eurocentric prevalence and that the "geopolitical passivity of the BRICs is not encouraging."

What does Obama's election signify in terms of generational handover?

His election in 1632 signified the first official exception to a rule set by custom.

What the election signified above all, beyond the election's winners and losers, was the end of the revolution begun with the mass flights and mass protests of autumn 1989.

What do these revolutionary changes and elections like the Labor Party's recent loss in Britain signify for the American left, if there still is one?