🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

concorrer a uma eleição

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kõkoˈʁeɾ a uˈmɐ elejˈsɐ̃w

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Contest an election/kənˈtɛst ən ɪˈlɛkʃən/
verb phraseCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele vai concorrer a uma eleição para o parlamento."

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2 senses
As verb phrase
  1. 1

    To run as a candidate in an election.

    "She decided to contest the election for city mayor next November."
  2. 2

    To formally challenge the validity or results of an election.

    "The opposition party plans to contest the election results in court due to alleged irregularities."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'contest' (from Latin 'contestari', to call to witness or dispute) combined with the noun 'election' (from Latin 'electionem', a picking out or choice). The phrase solidified in modern political parlance during the development of representative democracies in the 18th and 19th centuries to denote running as a candidate or formally challenging election results.

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