Election in spanish
pronunciation: elekθioʊn part of speech: noun
election = elección.
Example: After the election of a new president, government executives have two opportunities to propose agenda items to the new administration.more:
» call + an election = convocar una elección.
Example: Usually, according to parliamentary law, the head of government must regularly call an election.» congressional election = elección al Congreso.
Example: When it comes to this year's congressional elections almost equal numbers of voters say they want each of the two major political parties to win.» contend + an election = presentarse a unas elecciones, disputar unas elecciones.
Example: All the main parties contending the election were committed to continuing with the bailout that Tsipras negotiated in the summer.» election calendar = calendario electoral.
Example: All dates in this election calendar are subject to change without notice in the event of passage of amendatory legislation.» election campaign = campaña electoral, comicios.
Example: This was originally intended as a set of speaking notes for candidates and others in the 1979 direct election campaign.» election day = día de las elecciones, día de la votación.
Example: Today is Election Day in Denmark and even though this is not a political blog, I really urge everyone to cast their vote.» election politics = política electoral.
Example: Halliburton dismissed the allegations as election politics.» election promise = promesa electoral.
Example: President Obama sold his soul to the warmongers when he renegaded on his election promise to end these sorry wars of attrition.» election race = campaña electoral.
Example: Such discussions become circular and self-perpetuating, and self-congratulating, very quickly -- as the Howard Dean Campaign discovered, too late and fatally, during the current US Presidential election race.» election runoff = segunda votación. [Generalmente para intentar resolver un empate]
Example: Egypt Islamists have claimed most seats in the election runoff.» election stunt = ardid electoral.
Example: Supposedly, this is some kind of election stunt, which is obviously receiving much media attention.» fight + an election = presentarse a unas elecciones, disputar unas elecciones.
Example: She fought the election on the basis that it was her campaign -- it was her decision to call the election.» general election = elecciones generales.
Example: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.» gubernatorial election = elección para gobernador.
Example: This state has voted Democratic in every gubernatorial election since 1918.» mayoral election = elecciones a la alcaldía.
Example: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.» political election = elección del gobierno, elección política.
Example: The article 'Political elections: the library role' argues that librarians have a responsibility to collect and make known political information = El artículo "Las elecciones políticas: el papel de la biblioteca" propone que los bibliotecarios tienen la responsabilidad de recoger y hacer pública información política.» presidential election = elección presidencial.
Example: The article 'Campaign sites: a potpourri of political punditry' describes a number of Internet campaign sites for the USA presidential elections = El artículo "Sitios web sobre la campaña electoral: un popurrí de pronósticos de expertos" describe varios sitios web relacionadas con las elecciones presidenciales de los Estados Unidos.» primary election = elección primaria, comicios primarios.
Example: Runoffs must be held just two weeks after the primary election.» re-election = reelección.
Example: But the cavalcade of scandal clearly puts the five-term senator in danger of losing his next re-election bid.» run for + election = presentarse como candidato, presentarse a una elección.
Example: Any number of candidates may run for election in an electoral district and candidates can run either independently or under the banner of a registered political party.» stand for + election = presentarse como candidato, presentarse a una elección.
Example: As well as voting for candidates it is possible for a member of the public to decide to stand for election themselves.» win + an election = ganar una elección.
Example: Why did socialists win elections in some countries in Europe, and fascists in others, during the interwar period?.