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Pagboto

English

voting; vote; ballotingnoun

Alternative meanings

The process or act of choosing among options, candidates, or proposals through votes. It can refer to a political election, group voting, a formal decision, or the counting of votes.

Pronunciation

pag-BOH-toh

Root and affixes

Formed with pag- and boto, vote. Botar means to vote. Pagboto expresses the act or process of voting. Boto can refer to an individual vote or the counted result.

Variants or conjugations

to vote; vote; election; polling; ballot; polling place; voter

Related words and expressions

election; candidate; ballot; voter; government; result; count; decision

Meaning and usage notes

Pagboto is the direct form for voting. For a full election, use eleksyon. For an individual vote, boto is more specific. Botar works as the verb to vote.

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Example 1

Importante ang pagboto sa eleksyon.

Voting in the election is important.

Example 2

Human sa pagboto, giihap ang mga boto.

After the voting, the votes were counted.

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