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e·lec·tor·ate

(ĭ-lĕk′tər-ĭt)

1. A body of qualified voters.

2. The dignity or territory of an elector of the Holy Roman Empire.

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electorate

(ɪˈlɛktərɪt)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the body of all qualified voters

2. (Historical Terms) the rank, position, or territory of an elector of the Holy Roman Empire

3. (Parliamentary Procedure) Austral and NZ the area represented by a Member of Parliament

4. Austral and NZ the voters in a constituency

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e•lec•tor•ate

(ɪˈlɛk tər ɪt)

n.

1. the body of persons entitled to vote in an election.

2. the dignity or territory of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.

[1665–75]

electorate

All of the people who are entitled to vote in a particular election.

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Noun 1. electorate - the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote

citizenry, people - the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people"

constituency - the body of voters who elect a representative for their area

vote - a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote"

elector, voter - a citizen who has a legal right to vote

Translations

مَجْموع الناخِبيننَاخِبُون

elektorátvoliči

vælgerkorpsvælgerskarevalgberettigede

Wählerschaft

εκλογικό σώμα

electorado

äänestäjätäänioikeutettuvaalipiiri

électorat

izborno tijelo

választók

kjósendur

elettorato

選挙人

유권자

kiezers

velgergruppe velgerkorps velgerne

elektorat

eleitorado

электорат

valkrets

ผู้มีสิทธิ์เลือกตั้ง

seçmen bölgesi seçmenler

đoàn cử tri

全体选民选民

electorate

[ɪˈlektərɪt] N → electorado m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

electorate

[ɪˈlɛktərət] n → électorat m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

electorate

n → Wähler pl, → Wählerschaft f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

electorate

[ɪˈlɛkt/ərɪt] n → elettorato

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

elect

(iˈlekt) verb

1. 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

electorate

→ نَاخِبُون voliči vælgerkorps Wählerschaft εκλογικό σώμα electorado äänestäjät électorat izborno tijelo elettorato 選挙人 유권자 kiezers velgergruppe elektorat eleitorado электорат valkrets ผู้มีสิทธิ์เลือกตั้ง seçmen bölgesi đoàn cử tri 选民

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