Description:

The term 'tun' has to do with choices and choosing. It is an Old Common word, but the idomatic senses of its derived forms have evolved over time. Tun also tends to be one of the main words used around the what democratic institutions the New World Order has - the Order does often function as a quasi-democracy for its upper classes, and there is some degree of democratic local politics at the level of cities and towns in some areas.

Verb:

'Tun' is a transitive skurun verb that takes an ergative chooser and an absolutive thing chosen. It's sense are pick or choose, and in the context of a vote or election, it is the verb to vote. The object can be a dependent clause, which is how Common would handle 'choose to' types of contructions. A periphrasitc argument introduced with 're' can be added to specify the subject matter of a choice. 'Re' reads as 'about' or 'whether', the latter especially if a dependent clause is introduced with 're sin'.

The antipassive has the sense of 'consider', and the 're' argument can be added to specify what is being considered.

Noun:

As a noun, 'tun' refers to a choice, or choice in general - it can also refer to a vote. 'Tunca' means chooser, or sometimes voter. 'Tunka' means that which is choses, chosen one, and can be a word for 'candidate', in the sens eof 'one vying to be chosen' - Common does not distinguish these senses.

The derived form 'tunysyn' is often used to mean an election or referendum. Common doesn't have separate words for these concepts, although the sense of referendum could be conveyed with 'zikos tunysyn'.

Modifier:

The modifier form 'tunys' can have a number of meanings, including, authoritative, decisive, desirable, or pivotal in the sense of a pivotal moment. In contrast, the derived form 'tuncas' often as a negative sense of bossy or picky. The form 'tunkas' has the sense of chosen.

The derived form 'iktúnys' has a sense like 'indiscriminate'.