Definition of Halalan
November 28th, 2009 by Malayang Halalan
In the Philippines, the word ‘halalan’ is a word commonly used to refer to the electoral process or voting. It is the more formal word for the more common term “botohan”.
I suspect that it may actually come from the word Halal which is is an Arabic term designating any object or an action which is permissible to use or engage in, according to Islamic law. It is the opposite of haraam.
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