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Word Origin | Oy, Seçim, Mebus, Meclis

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In English use ballot is not voting.

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Oy: vote, ballot EN[1] ; oy vermek "ses vermek" [ TDK, Tarama Sözlüğü, <1400 span="">1400>
newTurkish: oy "mütalaa, rey" [ Cumhuriyet - gazete, 1935]
Hıristiyan Roma gerek soysal kurumlarına, gerekse ilyedimine (idaresine) göre budunlararası (beynelbeşerî) bir oy (fikir) üzerine kurulmuştur.
from old Turkish
Similar words of the same root: halkoyu, kamuoyu, oylamak

Seçim Seç-mek: Elect EN [2]
OldTurkish seçmek  Uyghur texts 10th century.
Similar words of the same root: seçici, seçik, seçilmek, seçim, seçimlik, seçkin, seçme, seçmece, seçtirmek, seçenek, seçki, seçmen

Mebus: Deputy EN [3]

mebˁūs "gönderilmiş veya görevlendirilmiş kişi" [ Meninski, Thesaurus, 1680]
mebˁūs "seçilmiş yasama meclisi üyesi" [ Basiretçi Ali Bey, İstanbul Mektupları, 1876]
İstanbul'dan Meclis-i Mebusana intihap olunacak on adet mebus ile bu mebusları intihap edecek müntehipler
from Arabic mabˁūs̠ مبعوث  envoy with authority, ambassador, delegate  Arabic baˁas̠a بعث gönderdi, delege etti, kaldırdı
→ bais
Late Ottoman meaning FR deputé (delege, yasama meclisi üyesi).
Same Arabic root: baˁs̠ (diriliş, Baas as in party.)
mebusan (plural) TR;  deputies EN


[1]Vote: mid-15c., "formal expression of one's wish or choice with regard to a proposal, candidate, etc.," from Latin votum "a vow, wish, promise to a god, solemn pledge, dedication," noun use of neuter of votus, past participle of vovere "to promise, dedicate". Earlier it meant "to vow" to do something (mid-15c.).

Ballot:  From Italian ballotta, a small ball used to register a vote. Ballot is not voting. The ballota was a ball drawn from an urn to select at random, by lottery, a person for a role. Diminutive of palla "ball," for small balls used as counters in secret voting. Earliest references are to Venice. 

[2] Election (n.) late 13c., from Anglo-French eleccioun, Old French elecion "choice, election, selection" (12c.), from Latin electionem (nominative electio), noun of action from past participle stem of eligere "pick out, select," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + -ligere, comb. form of legere "to choose, read" (see lecture (n.)). Theological sense is from late 14c. 

 [3] Deputy (n.) c.1400, "one given the full power of an officer without holding the office," from Anglo-French deputé, noun use of past participle of Middle French députer "appoint, assign" (14c.), from Late Latin deputare "to destine, allot," in classical Latin "to esteem, consider, consider as," literally "to cut off, prune," from de- "away" (see de-) + putare "to think, count, consider," literally "to cut, prune".Early 14c., "to cover (a street) with stones or other material," from Old French paver "to pave" (12c.), perhaps a back-formation from Old French pavement or else from Vulgar Latin *pavare, from Latin pavire "to beat, ram, tread down," from PIE *pau- "to cut, strike, stamp" (cognates: Latin putare "to prune;" Greek paiein "to strike;" Lithuanian piauju "to cut," piuklas "saw"). Related: Paved; paving. The figurative sense of "make smooth" (as in pave the way) is attested from 1580s. election (n.) late 13c., from Anglo-French eleccioun, Old French elecion "choice, election, selection" (12c.), from Latin electionem (nominative electio), noun of action from past participle stem of eligere "pick out, select," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + -ligere, comb. form of legere "to choose, read" (see lecture (n.)). Theological sense is from late 14c. parliamentary (adj.) 1610s, from parliament + -ary.

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