🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

eleitoral

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.le.i.toˈɾaw/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Electoral/ɪˈlɛk.tər.əl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O processo eleitoral decorreu de forma pacífica."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to elections or to the electors who vote in them.

    "The country is preparing for a tense electoral campaign."
  2. 2

    Consisting of or composed of electors.

    "The electoral college plays a decisive role in the presidential election."

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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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