Etymology

mlolongo

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Today it means: A system of voting held in Kenya during the Moi era where voters would line up behind their favored candidates contrary to a secret ballot. Full definition →

Swahili mlolongo
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  1. Swahili · borrowed frommlolongo“queuing, lining up”
  2. English todaymlolongo

Borrowed from Swahili mlolongo (“queuing, lining up”).

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