eleitoreiro
Portuguese, adjective/e.lej.toˈɾe(j).ɾu/
eleitoreiro is spelled E-L-E-I-T-O-R-E-I-R-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 129,832nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eleitoreiro is a Portuguese adjective meaning “electioneering (deliberately unethical behavior, for the purpose of getting votes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se de atos ou políticas que buscam somente obter votos, negligenciando os reais interesses sociais”.
What does eleitoreiro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
derogatoryelectioneering (deliberately unethical behavior, for the purpose of getting votes)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de atos ou políticas que buscam somente obter votos, negligenciando os reais interesses sociais
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of eleitoreiro
- eleitoreira feminine
- eleitoreiros masculine plural
- eleitoreiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eleitoreiro?
- Brazil /e.lej.toˈɾe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [e.leɪ̯.toˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /i.lɐj.tuˈɾɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is eleitoreiro in Portuguese?
eleitoreiro appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).