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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kõkoˈʁeɾ a uˈmɐ elejˈsɐ̃w
"Ele vai concorrer a uma eleição para o parlamento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To run as a candidate in an election.
"She decided to contest the election for city mayor next November." - 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."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Contest an election" is said worldwide
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se présenter à une élection
Transliteration: sə pʁezɑ̃te a yn elɛksjɔ̃
"Il a décidé de se présenter à une élection dans sa circonscription."
bei einer Wahl kandidieren
Transliteration: baɪ̯ ˈaɪ̯nɐ vaːl kandiˈdiːʁən
"Mehrere neue Parteien wollen bei dieser Wahl kandidieren."
contestare un'elezione
Transliteration: kontestare un'eletsione
"Il candidato sconfitto ha deciso di contestare un'elezione."
contestar una elección
Transliteration: konteˈstaɾ uˈna elekˈsjon
"Es su derecho legal contestar una elección si hay sospechas de fraude."
concorrer a uma eleição
Transliteration: kõkoˈʁeɾ a uˈmɐ elejˈsɐ̃w
"Ele vai concorrer a uma eleição para o parlamento."
चुनाव लड़ना
Transliteration: chunāv laṛnā
"उन्होंने स्थानीय चुनाव लड़ने का फैसला किया।"
竞选
Transliteration: jìng xuǎn
"许多年轻政客都准备参与竞选。"
선거에 출마하다
Transliteration: seon-geo-e chul-ma-ha-da
"그는 다음 시장 선거에 출마하기로 결심했다."
選挙に出馬する
Transliteration: senkyo ni shutsuba suru
"彼は次の市長選挙に出馬する予定です。"
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