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masculine

/e.lɛk.tœʁ/

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Translation

elector, voter

Word origin

From Latin elector, from eligere ('to pick out, choose'), formed from e- ('out') and legere ('to choose, read'). English elect, election and select share the same root.

Origin
Latin
Root
eligere
English cognates
elect, election, select

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralelecteurs

Examples

urnes .

Voters went to the polls on Sunday.

'.

Each voter must show identification.

.

The candidate thanked his voters for their support.

The feminine counterpart is électrice, not "électeure": like acteur/actrice and directeur/directrice, this family of nouns swaps -eur for -trice rather than simply adding an -e.

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