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e·lec·tor·al
(ĭ-lĕk′tər-əl, -lĕk-tôr′-)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or composed of electors.
2. Of or relating to an election or elections.
e·lec′tor·al·ly adv.
Usage Note: Traditionally, electoral is pronounced with stress on the second syllable, sharing the same pattern as the word electrical. A newer pronunciation has recently emerged, one with the stress on the third syllable, rhyming roughly with floral. (A similar shift has been occurring in the pronunciation of the word doctoral.) In 2013, the Usage Panel substantially favored the traditional pronunciation: 95 percent found it acceptable, and 76 percent preferred it. Only 31 percent found the variant with the stress on the second syllable acceptable, and 24 percent preferred it. If you pronounce electoral with stress on the third syllable, you'll be in good company, but you should know that many people may think you're making a pronunciation error.
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electoral
(ɪˈlɛktərəl) orelectorial
adj
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) relating to or consisting of electors
eˈlectorally adv
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e•lec•tor•al
(ɪˈlɛk tər əl)adj.
1. pertaining to electors or elections.
2. consisting of electors.
[1665–75]
e•lec′tor•al•ly, adv.
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Adj. 1. electoral - of or relating to elections; "electoral process"
2. electoral - relating to or composed of electors; "electoral college"
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Translations
إنْتِخابي
választási
kjósenda; kosninga-
volebný
seçimle ilgili
electoral
[ɪˈlektərəl]A. ADJ → electoral
B. CPD electoral college N → colegio m electoral
electoral register, electoral roll N → registro m electoral, censo m electoral (Sp)
electoral vote N (US) (Pol) → voto m electoral
electoral register, electoral roll N → registro m electoral, censo m electoral (Sp)
electoral vote N (US) (Pol) → voto m electoral
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
Los norteamericanos no votan directamente a su Presidente o a su vicepresidente, sino que votan a unos compromisarios (electors) que a su vez se comprometen a votar a determinados candidatos. Estos compromisarios conforman el electoral college, tal y como se contempla en la Constitución. El número de votos que tiene un estado para elegir al Presidente es igual al de senadores y diputados. Cada partido político elige a un grupo de compromisarios y en el día de las elecciones presidenciales el pueblo vota al grupo que apoya al candidato de su elección. Como el grupo que gana usa todos los votos del estado para votar a su candidato, podría ocurrir, en teoría, que un candidato ganara el voto popular pero no las elecciones, si le han apoyado colegios electorales con un número pequeño de votos.
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electoral
[ɪˈlɛktərəl] adj [system] → électoral(e)electoral college n → collège m électoral electoral district electoral division n (US) → circonscription f (électorale)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
electoral
adj → Wahl- ; electoral boundaries → Grenzen pl → der Wahlbezirke ; electoral defeat/victory → Wahlniederlage f → /-sieg m; electoral fraud → Wahlbetrug m; electoral process → Wahlverfahren nt; electoral support → Unterstützung f → durch die Wähler ; electoral system → Wahlsystem nt; the electoral map (lit) → die Aufteilung der Wahlbezirke ; (fig) → die Stimmenverteilung in den Wahlbezirken
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elect
(iˈlekt) verb1. to choose by vote. He was elected chairman; elected to the committee. kies, verkose يَنْتَخِب избирам eleger (z)volit wählen vælge εκλέγω elegir valima با رای دادن انتخاب کردن؛ برگزیدن valita äänestämällä élire לִבחוֹר निर्वाचन करना izglasati (meg)választ memilih kjósa eleggere 選挙する 선출하다 (iš)rinkti ievēlēt dipilih kiezen velge wybierać غوره كول، انتخابول، ټاكل (درايوپه واسطه eleger a alege избирать (z)voliť (iz)voliti birati välja, utse เลือกตั้ง seçmek 選舉 обирати; вибирати انتخاب کرنا bầu cử 选举
2. to choose (to do something). They elected to go by taxi. verkies, gekies يَخْتار решавам escolher rozhodnout se wählen vælge προτιμώ, επιλέγω decidir otsustama ترجیح دادن؛ انتخاب کردن valita choisir de faire qqch. לִבחוֹר चुनना izabrati (vmi mellett) dönt lebih suka velja, kjósa sér decidere 選ぶ 선택하다 apsispręsti, nutarti izvēlēties pilih besluiten velge zdecydować, wybrać انتخابول escolher a alege предпочесть rozhodnúť sa odločiti se izabrati välja เลือก karar vermek 選擇(做某事) вирішити اختیار کرنا chọn 选择(做某事)
adjective (placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it. the president elect. gekose مُنْتَخَب، مُخْتار избран eleito budoucí zukünftig tiltrædende; designeret εκλεγμένος electo valitud, tulevane منتخب؛ برگزیده valittu futur נבחר निर्वाचित biran, izabran kijelölt bakal nÿkjörinn, verðandi eletto, nominato 未就任の (아직 취임하기 이전의) 당선된 išrinktas []vēlēts bakal gekozen utnevnt, valgt, utpekt nowo wybrany انتخابول eleito votat избранный zvolený bodoči izabran nyvald, blivande ซึ่งได้รับเลือก seçilmiş, seçimi kazanmış 候任的 обраний منتخب جس نے ابھی عہدہ نہیں سمبھالا ہو đắc cử 选定的(放在所修饰的名词之后)
eˈlection (-ʃən) noun the choosing, or choice, (usually by vote) of person(s) for office. When do the elections take place?; He is standing for election again. verkiesing أنْتِخاب избори eleição volby die Wahl valg εκλογή elección valimised انتخاب؛ رای گیری vaali élection בְּחִירוֹת चुनाव izbor választás pemilihan kosningar elezione 選挙 선거 rinkimai vēlēšanas pilihan raya verkiezing valg wybory انتخاب، ټاكنه (درايوپه واسطه eleição alegeri выборы voľby volitve izbori val การเลือกตั้ง seçim 選舉 вибори انتخاب کا عمل cuộc bầu cử 选举
eˌlectioˈneer (-ʃə-) verb to work to bring about the election of a candidate. stemme werf, verkiesingswerk يَسْعى لِفَوْز مُرَشَّح في الأنتِخابات агитирам fazer campanha vést volební kampaň Wahlpropaganda machen føre valgkampagne κάνω προεκλογικό αγώνα hacer campaña valimiskampaaniat läbi viima مبارزه انتخاباتی کردن kampanjoida mener une campagne électorale תַעֲמלָן בְּחִירוֹת चुनाव प्रचार करना skupljati glasove korteskedik berkampanye starfa fyrir frambjóðanda eða flokk í kosningum. fare propaganda elettorale 選挙運動する 선거 운동원 vesti rinkiminę kampaniją rīkot pirmsvēlēšanu kampaņu pengundi verkiezingspropagandist drive valgkamp agitować په انتخاباتو كى ديوه ګوند په ګټه كار كول fazer campanha a organiza o campanie electorală проводить предвыборную кампанию viesť volebnú kampaň zbirati glasove raditi na izbornoj kampanji delta i valkampanj รณรงค์หาเสียงให้ผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้ง seçim propagandası yapmak 競選 проводити передвиборну кампанію انتخابی مہم میں شرکت کرنا vận động bầu cử 进行选举活动
eˈlector noun a person who has the right to vote at an election. Not all the electors bothered to vote. stemgeregtigde ناخِب، مُنْتَخِب избирател eleitor volič, -ka der/die Wähler(in) vælger εκλογέας, ψηφοφόρος elector valija رای دهنده äänestäjä électeur/-trice בוחר निर्वाचक birač választó pemilih kjósandi elettore, elettrice 有権者 선거인, 유권자 rinkėjas vēlētājs pengundi kiezer velger; valgmann wyborca يوه ډله خلك چه دانتخاب واك لرى انتخاباتى حوزه eleitor alegător избиратель volič, -ka volilec birač väljare ผู้มีสิทธิ์ออกเสียงเลือกตั้ง seçmen 選民,選舉人 виборець منتخب کرنے کا حق رکھنے والا cử tri 选民,有选举权的人
eˈlectoral adjective of elections or electors. The names of all electors are listed in the electoral roll. kiesers إنْتِخابي избирателен eleitoral volební Wahl-... valg- εκλογικός electoral valimis-, valija- وابسته به انتخابات یا انتخاب کنندگان vaali- électoral שֶׁל בְּחִירוֹת, שֶׁל בּוֹחָרִים निर्वाचन संबंधी birački választási tentang pemilihan kjósenda; kosninga- elettorale 選挙の 선거의 rinkimų, rinkėjų vēlēšanu-; vēlētāju- pilihan raya kies- valg-, velger- wyborczy په ټول ټاكنو باندى اړين eleitoral electoral избирательный volebný volilni birački val-, valmans- เกี่ยวกับการเลือกตั้ง seçimle ilgili 選舉的,選舉人的 виборчий انتخاب سے نسبت رکھنے والا thuộc cử tri; thuộc bầu cử 选举的,选举人的
eˈlectorate (-rət) noun all electors taken together. Half of the electorate did not vote. kiesers مَجْموع الناخِبين електорат eleitorado voliči die Wählerschaft vælgerskare; valgberettigede εκλογικό σώμα electorado valijaskond تمام کسانی که صلاحیت رای دادن دارند äänestäjäkunta électorat צִיבּוּר הַבּוֹחָרִים निर्वाचक वर्ग biračko tijelo választók kelompok pemilih kjósendur (atkvæðisbærir) elettorato 選挙民 선거민, 유권자 rinkėjai vēlētāji para pengundi kiezers velgerne, velgerkorps wyborcy راى وركوونكى eleitorado electorat избиратели voliči volilni upravičenci biračko telo valmanskår ลงคะแนนเสียง seçmenler 全體選民 електорат انتخاب کرنے والوں کا حلقہ toàn bộ cử tri 全体选民
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