Eletores

Eletores is a term that appears in linguistic and translational contexts related to election and selection. In Romance-language usage, its roots are tied to the noun elector, meaning one who chooses. However, eletores is not the standard form in Portuguese; the correct plural of eleitor is eleitores. As a result, eletores is most often seen as a misspelling, a transliteration artifact, or a form borrowed from non-Portuguese sources.

In political science and law, references to electors—bodies that choose a leader or determine an outcome—are common. When translated, these bodies are usually called electores or electors in Spanish or English, respectively; eletores may appear in faulty translations or in older texts. The concept can refer to a formal body such as an electoral college, or a local council of electors. The exact composition and powers of such bodies vary by country and constitutional framework.

In fiction and theoretical writing, eletores may be used as a coined noun for a class of decision-making agents or devices that perform selection among options. Such usage defines the scope and authority of the actors within the work, without implying any real-world institution. The term can thus function as a placeholder for a voting or selecting mechanism in imagined systems.

The term eletores is therefore ambiguous without context. Clarification typically involves specifying the language, the domain (political, linguistic, or fictional), and the intended meaning (voters, electors, or selecting agents).

See also: elector, electors, electoral college, eleitor.