Definition
The activities involved in running a political campaign, especially those using aggressive, cunning, or questionable methods.
Etymology
From 'electioneer' plus the gerund suffix '-ing'. The '-ing' form of 'electioneer' became substantivized (turned into a noun) to describe the general practice rather than individual acts. This emerged in the 18th century as modern political campaigning developed.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'mere electioneering' appears constantly in 19th-century texts—it became a way for critics to dismiss their opponents' campaign activities as underhanded. It's a word loaded with skepticism, showing how languages encode our political cynicism!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምርጫ ስራ
mir-chia sera
ARالعربية
الحملة الانتخابية
al-hamla al-intikhabiyya
BNবাংলা
নির্বাচনী প্রচার
nirba-choni pro-char
CACatalà
campanya electoral
kam-pa-nya eh-lek-to-ral
CSČeština
volební kampaň
vo-leb-ni kam-pa-n
DADansk
valgkampanje
valg-kamp-anje
DEDeutsch
Wahlkampf
valt-kampf
ELΕλληνικά
εκλογική προεκλογική
eklogiki proeklogiki
ESEspañol
campaña electoral
kam-pa-nya ek-tor-al
FAفارسی
فعالیت انتخاباتی
fa'aliyat intekhabatī
FRFrançais
campagne électorale
kam-pa-n el-ek-to-ral
GUGU
ચૂંટણી પ્રચાર
chūn-ṇī pra-chār
HAHA
kamfen za zaben
kam-fen za za-ben
HEעברית
פעילות בחירות
p'i'alut b'chire
HIहिन्दी
चुनाव प्रचार
chunaav prachar
HUMagyar
választási kampány
va-lasz-ta-si kam-pa-ny
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemberitaan pemilu
pem-ber-itaan pem-ilu
ITItaliano
campagna elettorale
kam-pa-nya eh-let-to-rale
KKKK
сезим шығармасы
se-zim sh-y-gar-ma-sy
KMKM
កម្មវិធីបោះឆ្នោត
kam-mvith-ee bo-ah ch-not
KO한국어
선거운동
seongeo undong
MRMR
निर्वाचन प्रचार
nir-va-chan pra-char
MSBahasa Melayu
kempen pilihan raya
kem-pen pee-lian ray-a
MYမြန်မာ
ရွေးကောက်ပွဲ စတင်
ywe-kauk-peh-s-ta-ting
NLNederlands
verkiezingscampagne
ver-kiez-ings-kam-pagne
NONorsk
valgkampanje
valg-kamp-anje
PAPA
ਚੋਣਾ ਪ੍ਰਚਾਰ
chon-a pra-char
PLPolski
kampania wyborcza
kamp-a-nia vy-bor-cza
PTPortuguês
campanha eleitoral
kam-pan-ya eh-leh-to-ral
RORomână
campanie electorală
kam-pa-nie eh-lek-to-ral-ă
SVSvenska
valrörelse
val-roe-relse
SWKiswahili
uchaguzi
oo-cha-gu-zi
TAதமிழ்
தேர்தல் பிரச்சாரம்
the-ral pra-cha-aram
TEతెలుగు
ఎన్నికల ప్రచారం
enni-kal pra-cha-aram
THไทย
การหาเสียงเลือกตั้ง
gan-ha-sieng-lek-dtaeng
TLTL
kampanya ng halalan
kam-pan-ya ng ha-la-lan
TRTürkçe
seçim kampanyası
seçim kampanyası
UKУкраїнська
виборча кампанія
vyborcha kampaniya
URاردو
انتخابی مہم
in-ta-khabi meh-m
VITiếng Việt
kênh tranh cử
keh tranh chu
ZH中文
竞选活动
jìngxuǎn huódòng