funcionarios electos
/funθjonaɾjos eleɡtos/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase for elected officials is funcionarios electos.
This phrase refers to people who have been chosen for a public office through a voting process. In certain Latin American countries, you may also encounter the term mandatario to refer to an elected official or representative.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of funcionarios, meaning officials or functionaries and electos, meaning elected.
Which one should you use?
While funcionarios electos is the general term, you might use Representantes elegidos to specifically mean elected representatives or Altos cargos electos when referring specifically to high-ranking elected officials.
Is it said differently in some regions?
The term mandatario is used in some Latin American countries to refer to an elected official or representative.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase must agree in gender and number. You should use funcionaria electa when referring to a single female official, and funcionarias electas when referring to a group consisting only of female officials.
How do you pronounce it?
/funθjonaɾjos eleɡtos/
Did you know?
- Spanish uses the word cargo for a public office or position, which literally translates to 'load' or 'burden', reflecting the perceived weight of official responsibility.
- While funcionario describes an elected official, it is more commonly used to refer to career civil servants or bureaucrats who are appointed rather than elected.
- The word electos shares its roots with the English 'elect', but in many Spanish-speaking legal contexts, the adjective electo is used specifically to describe someone who has won a position but has not yet been formally inaugurated.
Examples in context
- Los representantes elegidos asistieron a la reuniónThe elected representatives attended the meeting
- Los funcionarios electos tomaron posesión de sus cargosThe elected officials took office
- Los altos cargos electos discutieron la nueva políticaThe high-ranking elected officials discussed the new policy
- Los funcionarios electos deben rendir cuentas al pueblo.Elected officials must be accountable to the people.
- Muchos funcionarios electos viven en esta ciudad.Many elected officials live in this city.
- Debemos estudiar las propuestas de los funcionarios electos.We must study the proposals of the elected officials.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are discussing local government.
- AlejandroNecesitamos hablar con los funcionarios electos.We need to speak with the elected officials.
- LucíaTienes razón, Lucía está de acuerdo contigo.You are right, Lucía agrees with you.
- Alejandro¿Sabes cómo contactar a esos funcionarios electos?Do you know how to contact those elected officials?
- LucíaPuedo buscar sus correos electrónicos ahora.I can look for their email addresses now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
