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Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-liʁ
"Les citoyens vont élire un nouveau président."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 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
To make a deliberate choice to do something.
"She elected to postpone her trip until the weather improved."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'electus', past participle of 'eligere' (to pick out, select), composed of 'ex-' (out) and 'legere' (to choose, collect). It entered the English language in the late Middle English period from Latin and Old French, initially retaining religious connotations of predestination before broadening into civic and general selection contexts.
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élire
Transliteration: e-liʁ
"Les citoyens vont élire un nouveau président."
wählen
Transliteration: vɛːlən
"Die Bevölkerung wird ein neues Parlament wählen."
eleggere
Transliteration: eˈlɛdʒ.ʒe.re
"I cittadini eleggeranno il nuovo sindaco domani."
elegir
Transliteration: e.leˈxiɾ
"Los votantes deben elegir a su representante."
eleger
Transliteration: e.leˈʒeɾ
"O povo vai eleger um novo governo."
चुनाना
Transliteration: chunana
"नागरिक अपने नेता को चुनेंगे।"
选举
Transliteration: xuǎnjǔ
"公民们将选举一位新市长。"
선출하다
Transliteration: seonchulhada
"유권자들은 새로운 대표를 선출할 것이다."
選挙する
Transliteration: senkyo suru
"国民は新しい首相を選挙する。"
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