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Welsh word

etholiad

election

nounmasculine/ɛˈθɔljad/

etholiad means “election” in Welsh and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ɛˈθɔljad/.

Mutation forms

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Base formetholiad
Treiglad Llaes a H-prothesishetholiad
H-prothesishetholiad

etholiad in context

Ond, dro at ôl tro, rydyn ni'n clywed bod pryderon o ran y risg i ddiogelwch personol yn rhywbeth sy'n atal pobl rhag sefyll neu sy'n arwain at gynghorwyr yn peidio ailsefyll mewn etholiad.

But, time and again, we hear that concerns regarding the risk to personal safety is something that deters people from standing or that deters councillors from seeking re-election.

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Fel y dywedodd Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros gyllid yn ei ddatganiad, rydym yn cynyddu cyllidebau yn unol â chwyddiant, a'n blaenoriaeth yw darparu sefydlogrwydd a sicrwydd i wasanaethau cyhoeddus mewn blwyddyn etholiad.

As the Cabinet Secretary for finance said in his statement, we're increasing budgets in line with inflation, and our priority is to provide stability and certainty to public services in an election year.

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Rhoddais amserlen hefyd, sef mai'r targed rydym yn gweithio tuag ato yw cyrraedd y lefelau presenoldeb cyn y pandemig erbyn yr etholiad nesaf.

I also did give a timescale, which is that the target we are working to is to get to the pre-pandemic levels of attendance by the next election.

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Ar ôl gweld rhai dadleuon tanllyd yn y cyfryngau cymdeithasol rhwng Hefin ac actifyddion Plaid Cymru cyn etholiad, a dweud y lleiaf, roedd rhai amheuon gennyf i am yr Hefin David yma.

After seeing some fiery pre-election exchanges on social media between Hefin and Plaid activists, to put it mildly, I had some doubts about this Hefin David.

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Ers mis Mai 2021, ers yr etholiad diwethaf hwnnw yn y Senedd, mae dros 38,000 o gleifion o Gymru wedi marw wrth aros i gael eu triniaeth, tra ar restr aros.

Since May 2021, since that last Senedd election, over 38,000 Welsh patients have died whilst waiting to get their treatment, whilst on a waiting list.

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