Eleccion (en. Choice)

/elek'sjon/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Act of choosing a person or thing among several options.

The presidential election will take place next month.

La elección de presidentes se llevará a cabo el próximo mes.

Decision made by a group through voting.

The election of the student council was closely contested.

La elección del consejo estudiantil fue reñida.

Set of options from which one can choose.

You have the choice between different ice cream flavors.

Tienes la elección entre diferentes sabores de helado.

From the Latin 'electio', which means 'choice' or 'selection'.

Free choice

Referring to a choice made without coercion.

elección libre

Popular choice

Choice in which the people vote to elect their representatives.

elección popular

To make a choice

To make a decision among several options.

hacer una elección

Choose

Act of selecting or choosing among various options.

elegir

Option

Each of the choices available.

opción

Candidate

Person running for a position in an election.

candidato

Choice among difficult options.

I'm in a choice between two very good jobs.

Estoy en una elección entre dos trabajos muy buenos.

Refers to an informal vote or joke.

We made a choice about who would wash the dishes, and I lost!

Hicimos una elección entre quién iba a lavar los platos, ¡y perdí!