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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

eleggere

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eˈlɛdʒ.ʒe.re

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Elect/ɪˈlekt/
verbadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2100 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"I cittadini eleggeranno il nuovo sindaco domani."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To choose someone to hold a public office or some other position by voting.

    "The citizens will elect a new mayor in the upcoming autumn elections."
  2. 2

    To make a deliberate choice to do something.

    "She elected to postpone her trip until the weather improved."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'electus', past participle of 'eligere', meaning 'to pick out or select' from 'e-' (out) plus 'legere' (to pick, choose). It entered the English language in the late Middle English period via Old French, initially retaining its religious connotation of being chosen by God before broadening to political and general selection contexts.

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