What does scrutin in French mean?

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

The word scrutin in French means election, voting, voting system, two-round electoral system, proportional representation, first-past-the-post system, two-round first-past-the-post system. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word scrutin

election

nom masculin (élection)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le scrutin des présidentielles est à deux tours.
The presidential election has two rounds.

voting

nom masculin (vote)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le premier tour de scrutin aura lieu en avril.
The first round of voting will take place in April.

voting system

nom masculin (régime électoral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le mode de scrutin de cette élection est proportionnel.

two-round electoral system

nom masculin (élection en deux temps)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les élections sont réalisées via des scrutins à deux tours.

proportional representation

nom masculin (mode d'élection)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lors d'un scrutin proportionnel, chaque faction est représentée en fonction du nombre de voix obtenu.

first-past-the-post system

nom masculin (élection non proportionnelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il existe les scrutins de liste et les scrutins uninominaux.

two-round first-past-the-post system

nom masculin (élection non proportionnelle en 2 temps)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le président de la République est élu via un scrutin uninominal à deux tours.

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