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/e.lɛk.tœʁ/
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
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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