Spanish word

comicio

Pronunciation

IPA/koˈmiθjo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounelection

Example

Mañana habrá comicios en todo el país.

Tomorrow there will be elections throughout the country.

Illustration for comicio (election)

More examples

El partido celebró una rueda de prensa después de los comicios.

The party held a press conference after the elections.

Core concept

An organized set of official voting procedures.

Common phrases

  • celebrar comicios

    conduct elections

  • ganar los comicios

    win the elections

  • perder los comicios

    lose the elections

Similar words

elección: Public vote held to choose representatives or holders of public office.
votación: Act of casting an individual ballot at a polling place or by mail.

Definition in Spanish

Designa el acto o el conjunto de actos oficiales para elegir a cargos públicos mediante votación.

Word origin

From Latin comitium 'assembly', originally the place of citizen gatherings and later the term for the voting procedures held there.

Usage tips

  • The singular 'comicio' exists but media and formal contexts typically refer to 'los comicios' when speaking of scheduled elections.

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