🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

fraude electoral

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfɾau.ðe e.lek.toˈɾal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Vote-rigging/ˈvoʊtˌrɪɡ.ɪŋ/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El partido opositor denunció fraude electoral en los comicios."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The illegal interference with the process of an election to increase the vote share of a favored candidate or party, depress the vote share of rival candidates, or both.

    "Independent monitors uncovered extensive evidence of vote-rigging during the national referendum."
  2. 2

    Any fraudulent activity or corruption designed to predetermine the outcome of a democratic poll.

    "Public protests erupted across the capital following allegations of widespread vote-rigging."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'vote', originating from Latin 'votum' (a vow, wish, or promise), and 'rigging', derived from nautical terminology meaning to manipulate or equip fraudulently. The compound noun emerged in modern political discourse during the 20th century to describe illegal manipulation of election results.

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