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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesélectoral
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.lɛk.tɔ.ʁal/
"Le système électoral doit être réformé."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to elections or to the electors who vote in them.
"The country is preparing for a tense electoral campaign." - 2
Consisting of or composed of electors.
"The electoral college plays a decisive role in the presidential election."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'elector' meaning chooser, originating from 'eligere' (to choose, elect), entering English via French in the 17th century. It historically evolved to describe systems, processes, and bodies relating to political elections.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Electoral" is said worldwide
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électoral
Transliteration: /e.lɛk.tɔ.ʁal/
"Le système électoral doit être réformé."
elektoral
Transliteration: /elɛktoˈʁaːl/
"Das ektokorale System wird oft diskutiert."
elettorale
Transliteration: /ellet.toˈraː.le/
"La campagna elettorale è iniziata ieri."
electoral
Transliteration: /e.lek.toˈɾal/
"Hubo una gran participación electoral este año."
eleitoral
Transliteration: /e.le.i.toˈɾaw/
"O processo eleitoral decorreu de forma pacífica."
चुनावी
Transliteration: chunavī
"चुनावी प्रक्रिया निष्पक्ष होनी चाहिए।"
选举的
Transliteration: xuǎnjǔ de
"候选人正在进行激烈的选举争夺。"
선거의
Transliteration: seon-geoui
"선거의 결과가 곧 발표될 예정이다."
選挙の
Transliteration: senkyo no
"新しい選挙制度が導入された。"
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