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1 electorate
[ɪ'lektərət]nome elettorato m., elettori m.pl.* * *[-rət]noun (all electors taken together: Half of the electorate did not vote.) elettorato* * *electorate /ɪˈlɛktərət/n. (col verbo al sing. o al pl.)1 elettorato; (gli) elettori (pl.)* * *[ɪ'lektərət]nome elettorato m., elettori m.pl. -
2 electorate elec·tor·ate n
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3 elect
I 1. [ɪ'lekt]aggettivo eletto, designato2.the president elect — = il presidente eletto ma non ancora insediato
II [ɪ'lekt]the elect — + verbo pl. gli eletti
1) (by vote) eleggere ( from, from among tra)to elect sb. (as) president — eleggere qcn. presidente
2) (choose) scegliere, decidere [method, system]* * *[i'lekt] 1. verb1) (to choose by vote: He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.) eleggere2) (to choose (to do something): They elected to go by taxi.) decidere2. adjective((placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it: the president elect.) eletto, nominato- election- electioneer
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- electoral
- electorate* * *elect /ɪˈlɛkt/A a.1 (posposto) eletto ( ma non ancora insediato); prescelto; nominato; designato: the bishop elect, il vescovo nominato3 (relig.) elettoB n. collett. – the elect2 gli eletti; l'élite.♦ (to) elect /ɪˈlɛkt/A v. t.eleggere: to elect sb. as president, eleggere q. presidente; to be elected secretary, essere eletto segretario; I was elected to the committee, sono stata eletta a far parte della commissioneB v. i.(form.) scegliere; optare; preferire: They elected not to continue, scelsero di non proseguire.* * *I 1. [ɪ'lekt]aggettivo eletto, designato2.the president elect — = il presidente eletto ma non ancora insediato
II [ɪ'lekt]the elect — + verbo pl. gli eletti
1) (by vote) eleggere ( from, from among tra)to elect sb. (as) president — eleggere qcn. presidente
2) (choose) scegliere, decidere [method, system] -
4 fickle
['fɪkl]aggettivo [ person] incostante; [fate, public opinion] mutevole; [ weather] variabile, instabile; [ stock market] instabile* * *['fikl](always changing (one's mind, likes and dislikes etc): I think that they are fickle.) incostante, volubile* * *fickle /ˈfɪkl/a.incostante; instabile; mutevole; volubile: a fickle electorate, elettorato volubile; fickle weather, tempo instabilefickleness n. [u].* * *['fɪkl]aggettivo [ person] incostante; [fate, public opinion] mutevole; [ weather] variabile, instabile; [ stock market] instabile
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