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l' élection
election
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How do you say élection in French?
How do you pronounce élection in French?
élection is pronounced /lelɛksjɔ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
L'élection présidentielle française était très importante et passionnante.
The French presidential election was very important and exciting.
L'élection municipale locale a été reportée à cause de la mauvaise météo.
The local municipal election was postponed because of bad weather.
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Why is it feminine?
Élection is feminine because it derives from the Latin *electio* (nominative), which belonged to the third declension feminine noun category; French retained this feminine gender from its Latin ancestor, as happened with many -tion words that came from Latin feminine nouns ending in -*io*.
What is the French word for election?
The French word for election is l' élection — feminine.
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