Zaɓe wani aiki ko yanayi ne da ake haduwa domin cimma matsaya ga wasu al'umma dan zaban mutum daya da zai rike wani aikin gudanarwan jama'a. Zabe ya zama a yanzu shi ne hanya kadai da ake bi dan samun wakilci na dimokradiyya tun daga karni na 17th. Ta hanyar zabe ne ake samun wadanda za su yi wakilci a Majalisa, ko a bangaren zartaswa da shari'a, da kuma kananan hukumomi ko yankuna a kasa. Irin wannan tsari ana aiwatar da shi a yawancin bangarorin masu zaman Kansu da hukumomin kasuwanci, ko kulubi har izuwa kungiyoyin sa-kai da corporations. Amfani da zabe a matsayin abun ciro wakilai a dimokradiyyar zamani ya saba wa irin dimokradiyyan archetype, na zamanin da a Athens, inda ba'a zabe, dan ana ganin kamar wani abu ne da ake kira oligarchic institution, kuma yawancin ofisoshin siyasu ana cike gurbinsu ne ta hanyar amfani da sortition, wanda aka sani da allotment, inda masu rike da ofisoshi wasu ke babbu ke nada su. Electoral reform describes the process of introducing fair electoral systems where they are not in place, or improving the fairness or effectiveness of existing systems.