Elección (en. Choice)

/elekˈsjon/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Process by which a person is chosen for a position or a decision is made about an option.

The election of the president will take place in November.

La elección del presidente se llevará a cabo en noviembre.

Options or alternatives presented to be chosen.

You have several choices about what to study at university.

Tienes varias elecciones sobre qué estudiar en la universidad.

Decision made when selecting between different possibilities.

Her choice was to participate in the contest.

Su elección fue participar en el concurso.

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

Popular election

Electoral process in which citizens directly elect their representatives.

elección popular

Election day

Date when a vote takes place.

día de elecciones

Free elections

Elections held without coercion, where the voter can decide freely.

elecciones libres

To choose

To select or decide between various options.

elegir

Vote

Expression of a person's will to choose a candidate or an option.

voto

Candidacy

Proposal by a person to assume a public office.

candidatura

Informal voting

They made a choice among friends about which movie to watch.

Hicieron una elección entre amigos sobre qué película ver.

Choosing between simple options

That choice was obvious; there wasn't much to think about.

Esa elección era obvia, no había mucho que pensar.