English → Latin
“election” in Latin
ēlēctiōchoice, selection; election (of believers to Salvation)optiōchoosing, choice, preference, optionarbitriumthe decision of an arbiter, arbitration; judgement, decision, opinion; discretion, liberal decision; arbitrary decision,dēferōto bear, carry or bring down or away; convey; take, remove; to bring to market, sell; to give to someone, grant, confer
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
election
Choice, electio (act ofchoosing): optio (liberty of choice): arbitrium (free will): eligendi optio; also optio et potestas; potestas optioque. Anybody may make his election to do this, etc., liberum est alicui aliquid facere (i. e., rather than something else, Cic.; and also in Inst. Just., etc., for the power of an heir, legatee, etc., to accept or refuse the heirship, legacy, etc.). To allow anybody to make his election, alicui optionem dare, or facere, or deferre (all Cic., not ferre: electionem dare, perhaps only in Velleius, 2, 72, 5) [Vid: CHOICE]; potestatem optionemque facere alicui, ut eligat (Cic.); facere alicui arbitrium in eligendo.
Election to an office, creatio. In Latin often comitia, plur. (i. e., the assembly at which a person is elected; e.g., tuis comitiis): of a member of Parliament, *creatio senatoris Britinnici.
Day of election, dies comitialis: the day of your election, comitia tua.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for election?
- The usual Latin words for “election” are ēlēctiō, optiō, arbitrium; also dēferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.