pemilihan umum

Indonesian

Etymology

pemilihan (“election”) +‎ umum (“general”)

Noun

pemilihan umum (first-person possessive pemilihan umumku, second-person possessive pemilihan umummu, third-person possessive pemilihan umumnya)

1. (government, politics) general election.

Alternative forms

• pemilu

Synonyms

• pilihan raya umum (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “pemilihan umum” 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.