électorale

Électorale is the feminine singular form of the French adjective électoral, which designates something related to elections or to the electorate. It agrees with feminine nouns, for example campagne électorale, réforme électorale, circonscription électorale, carte électorale. The masculine forms are électoral (singular) and électoraux (plural); the feminine plural is électorales.

Étymologie: the term derives from the noun élection, itself from Latin electio, related to eligere “to choose.” The suffix -al forms adjectives meaning “pertaining to” or “characteristic of,” hence électoral.

Usage: In politics, law and media, électoral describes matters connected to voting, elections and the electorate. Common collocations include réforme électorale (electoral reform), système électoral (electoral system), loi électorale (electoral law), campagne électorale (electoral campaign), circonscription électorale (electoral district) and carte électorale (voter card). The masculine counterpart is used with masculine nouns, while the feminine form accompanies feminine nouns in agreement.

Notes: The term can appear in various formal and institutional contexts, such as government reports, academic writing on political science, and journalism. It is distinct from terms referring to voters or electors (électeur, électrice) and from broader political concepts that are not directly tied to voting processes.

See also: élection, système électoral, campagne électorale, loi électorale, circonscription électorale, carte électorale, suffrage.