symbolic election, n.All

A Symbolic election (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the PR man's dream: keep the hoopla and the candidates, but elect someone who reads off a teleprompter and knows nothing he isn't told.