Electioneer

/ɪˌlɛkʃəˈnɪr/ noun

Definition

A person who campaigns actively for a political candidate or party, often with an implication of using cunning or questionable tactics.

Etymology

From 'election' plus the suffix '-eer' (one who engages in). This word emerged in English in the 18th century as political campaigns became more organized and professional. The '-eer' suffix often carries a slightly pejorative tone (like 'profiteer' or 'racketeer').

Kelly Says

Notice the suffix '-eer' inherently suggests someone doing something for personal gain or in a morally questionable way—the word 'electioneer' sounds sneakier than simply 'campaign manager,' even though they might do the same job! Language betrays our biases.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምርጫ አሳይ
mir-chia asa-y
ARالعربية
خوض الانتخابات
khwud al-in-ti-kha-bat
BNবাংলা
নির্বাচনী প্রচারণা
nirba-chon-ee pro-cha-ra-na
CACatalà
fer la campanya electoral
fer la kam-pa-nya eh-lek-toh-ral
CSČeština
vedět volební kampaň
ved-et vo-le-b-ni kam-pan
DADansk
føre valgkampanje
fore valg-kamp-anje
DEDeutsch
Wahlkampf betreiben
valt-kampf be-trei-ben
ELΕλληνικά
εκστρατεία εκλογών
ek-stra-te-ia ek-log-on
ESEspañol
hacer campaña electoral
as-cer kam-pa-nya eh-lek-toh-ral
FAفارسی
کمپین انتخابی
kampin-e in-te-khaabi
FISuomi
kampanjaa
kam-pan-ja
FRFrançais
faire de la campagne électorale
faire du la kam-pagn eh-lek-toh-rale
GUGU
ચૂંટણી પ્રચાર
choo-n-nee pra-char
HAHA
zaben
za-ben
HEעברית
להתראות בבחירות
le-hi-tra-ot ba-hi-rot
HIहिन्दी
चुनाव प्रचार करना
chunav pra-char karna
HUMagyar
választási kampányt folytat
va-lasz-ta-si kam-pa-ny-t fo-lyat
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkampanye pemilihan
ber-kam-pa-nye pee-li-han
IGIG
nkwu
nkwu
ITItaliano
fare campagna elettorale
fa-re kam-pa-nya eh-lek-toh-rale
JA日本語
選挙運動をする
senkyo undo o suru
KKKK
сеуі
se-ui
KMKM
ប្រកាសជាសាធារណៈ
brak-as-chea-sa-tha-ar-na-lek
KO한국어
선거운동을 하다
seongeo-un-dong-eul ha-da
MRMR
निर्वाचन प्रचार
nir-va-chan pra-char
MSBahasa Melayu
berkempen pilihan raya
ber-kem-pen pee-li-han
MYမြန်မာ
ရွေးကောက်ပွဲ လှုပ်ရှား
rwe-kauk-pa-we lhu-p-ya
NLNederlands
campagne voeren
kam-pagn fo-er-en
NONorsk
føre valgkampanje
foere valg-kamp-anje
PAPA
ਚੋਣ ਪ੍ਰਚਾਰ
chon pra-char
PLPolski
prowadzić kampanię wyborczą
pro-wo-dzit kam-pan-ie vy-bor-cha
PTPortuguês
fazer campanha eleitoral
fa-zer kam-pan-ya eh-leh-toh-ral
RORomână
conduce o campanie electorala
kon-doo-ce o kam-pa-nie eh-lek-toh-ral-a
RUРусский
вести избирательную кампанию
vesti izbiratel'nuyu kampaniyu
SVSvenska
köra valrörelse
kora val-ro-relse
SWKiswahili
kushindwa uchaguzi
koo-shin-dwa oo-cha-goo-zi
TAதமிழ்
தேர்தல் பிரச்சாரம்
the-r-thal pra-cha-ra-m
TEతెలుగు
ఎన్నికల ప్రచారం
enn-ni-kal pra-cha-ra-m
THไทย
หาเสียงเลือกตั้ง
ha-sieng lek-tung
TLTL
mag-kampanya
mag-kam-pan-ya
TRTürkçe
seçim kampanyası yapmak
seçim kampanyası yap-mak
UKУкраїнська
вести виборчу кампанію
vesti vyborchu kampaniyu
URاردو
انتخابات میں حصہ لینا
in-ta-khab-at mein hissa la-na
VITiếng Việt
làm tranh cử
lam tranh-cu
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
进行竞选活动
jìnxíng jìngxiǎn huódòng
ZUZU
ukuselelekta
oo-koo-se-le-lek-ta

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