Phrase guide

voting system

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A system used to determine the result of an election based on the preferences expressed by voters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: electoral system

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a legal system for making democratic choices

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: electoral system

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legal system

Narrower terms: uninominal system, uninominal voting system, single-member system, scrutin uninomial system, scrutin uninominal voting system, list system, scrutin de liste, scrutin de liste system

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: избира́телна систе́ма (izbirátelna sistéma) — system to determine the result of an election
  • Chinese Mandarin: 選舉制度 /选举制度 (xuǎnjǔ zhìdù) — system to determine the result of an election
  • Chinese Mandarin: 投票制度 (tóupiào zhìdù) — system to determine the result of an election
  • Chinese Mandarin: 投票系統 /投票系统 (tóupiào xìtǒng) — system to determine the result of an election
  • Chinese Mandarin: 表決系統 /表决系统 (biǎojué xìtǒng) — system to determine the result of an election
  • Danish: valgmetoder — system to determine the result of an election
  • Dutch: kiessysteem — system to determine the result of an election
  • Esperanto: balotsistemo — system to determine the result of an election
  • Finnish: vaalitapa — system to determine the result of an election
  • French: système électoral — system to determine the result of an election
  • French: mode de scrutin — system to determine the result of an election
  • German: Wahlsystem — system to determine the result of an election
  • Hungarian: választási rendszer — system to determine the result of an election
  • Hungarian: szavazási rendszer — system to determine the result of an election
  • Hungarian: szavazati rendszer — system to determine the result of an election
  • Italian: sistema elettorale — system to determine the result of an election
  • Japanese: 選挙方法 (senkyohōhō) — system to determine the result of an election
  • Kazakh: сайлау жүйесі (sailau jüiesı) — system to determine the result of an election
  • Polish: ordynacja wyborcza — system to determine the result of an election
  • Polish: system wyborczy — system to determine the result of an election
  • Portuguese: sistema eleitoral — system to determine the result of an election
  • Romanian: sistem electoral — system to determine the result of an election
  • Romanian: sistem de vot — system to determine the result of an election
  • Russian: избирательная систе́ма (izbiratelʹnaja sistéma) — system to determine the result of an election
  • Swedish: valsystem — system to determine the result of an election