What does eleger in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word eleger in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use eleger in Portuguese.

The word eleger in Portuguese means elect, choose, move, votar em, eleger, eleger, eleger, escolher, eleger, votar, votar, eleger, ganhar por maioria. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word eleger

elect

verbo transitivo (votar em)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

choose

verbo transitivo (escolher)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

move

verbo transitivo (de cidade, residência, etc (mudar) (to another home, city, etc.)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

votar em

(register one's approval of, elect) (registrar sua aprovação, eleger)

Who will you vote for in the upcoming election?

eleger

transitive verb (appoint by voting)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Os eleitores do país elegeram sua primeira presidente mulher.
Voters in the country have elected their first female president.

eleger

transitive verb (appoint by voting)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
This year, voters will elect two new people to the town council.

eleger

transitive verb (appoint by voting)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Voters elected the retired principal as mayor of their city.

escolher

(formal (choose)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Party A to the contract elects to commission services from Party B.

eleger

transitive verb (select by vote)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
A associação de moradores irão eleger um novo secretário em breve, já que o anterior se mudou.
The homeowners' association will ballot a new secretary soon since the previous one moved away.

votar

(make selection by vote)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The club will ballot for new officers at the next meeting.

votar, eleger

transitive verb (vote in: elect)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
They voted a woman into the presidency.

ganhar por maioria

(figurative (be elected decisively) (ser eleito de forma decisiva)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
This party swept in at the last election.

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