daerah pemilihan

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of daerah (“region; area”) ‎ pemilihan (“election”), calque of Dutch kiesdistrict (“constituency, electoral district”).

Noun

daerah pemilihan (plural daerah-daerah pemilihan, first-person possessive daerah pemilihanku, second-person possessive daerah pemilihanmu, third-person possessive daerah pemilihannya)

1. (politics) constituency, electoral district: a district represented by one or more elected officials.

Usage notes

The term is used for election purpose.

Alternative forms

• dapil

Synonyms

• kawasan pilihan raya (Malaysia Standard Malay)
• kawasan undi (Singapore Standard Malay)
• konstituensi
• daerah mengundi (Standard Malay)
• daerah pengundi (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “daerah pemilihan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.