electoral

See also: électoral

English

Etymology

From elector +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈlɛk.tə.ɹəl/, /ɪˈlɛk.tɹəl/, (uncommon) /ɪ.lɛkˈtɔɹ.əl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈlɛk.tɚ.əl/; /ə.lɛkˈtoɹ.əl/, /ˌɛ.lɛkˈtoɹ.əl/, /ˌiː.lɛkˈtoɹ.əl/
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  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /əˈlek.tə.ɹəl/, /əˈlek.tɹəl/

Adjective

electoral (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or composed of electors.
  2. Of, or relating to elections.
    • 2016 August 31, Rashmee Roshan Lall, “Nationalism is the new normal in global politics”, in The National[1]:
      Even in Austria, a largely uneventful democracy, the far right Freedom Party has achieved startling electoral success on the strength of its ability to play up people’s suspicions and anger that "everything is rigged" and that the system is weighted to discount the popular will.

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Catalan

Etymology

From elector +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ə.lək.tuˈɾal]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.lək.toˈɾal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [e.lek.toˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al

Adjective

electoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural electorals)

  1. electoral

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French électoral. By surface analysis, elector +‎ -al.

Adjective

electoral m or n (feminine singular electorală, masculine plural electorali, feminine and neuter plural electorale)

  1. electoral

Declension

Declension of electoral
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite electoral electorală electorali electorale
definite electoralul electorala electoralii electoralele
genitive-
dative
indefinite electoral electorale electorali electorale
definite electoralului electoralei electoralilor electoralelor

Spanish

Etymology

From elector +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eleɡtoˈɾal/ [e.leɣ̞.t̪oˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: e‧lec‧to‧ral

Adjective

electoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural electorales)

  1. electoral
    • 2024 October 20, EFE, “Nueva caravana migrante con miles de personas sale de la frontera sur de México hacia Estados Unidos”, in CNN en Español[2]:
      Miles de migrantes, en su mayoría venezolanos que salieron de su país tras la crisis electoral desatada a finales de julio, partieron este domingo en una nueva caravana denominada “El Niño”, desde la frontera sur de México, con destino a Estados Unidos.
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