voľba

From voliť +‎ -ba.

• IPA^(key): /vɔʎba/, (high register) [ˈʋɔʎba], (common) [ˈʋɔlba]
• Rhymes: -ɔʎba
• Hyphenation: voľ‧ba

voľba f (relational adjective volebný (“election(s)”))

1. choice (the act of deciding between options)

   Synonym: výber

   Pri voľbe povolania zohráva dôležitú úlohu rodina. ― In the choice of a profession, family plays an important role.

2. election (selecting someone for a position by voting)

   Zajtra sa uskutoční voľba predsedu výboru. ― Tomorrow the election of the chairman of the committee will take place.

3. (plural only) election(s) (formal public voting events)

   Tohtoročné prezidentské voľby prilákali množstvo voličov. ― This year’s presidential elections attracted a large number of voters.

• “voľba”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026