選挙(せんきょ)

せんきょ
noun
election
1. election
A formal process by which people vote to choose a person for a public office.
来月(らいげつ)選挙(せんきょ)がある。
There's an election next month.
選挙(せんきょ)に投票(とうひょう)しに行(い)った。
I went to vote in the election.
選挙(せんきょ)結果(けっか)が発表(はっぴょう)された。
The election results were announced.

選挙(せんきょ) refers to the formal process of electing public officials through voting. It covers elections at all levels — national, prefectural, and municipal.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 選挙(せんきょ)に出(で)る: to run in an election (as a candidate)
  • 選挙(せんきょ)に投票(とうひょう)する: to vote in an election
  • 選挙(せんきょ)に勝(か)つ/負(ま)ける: to win/lose an election
  • 選挙(せんきょ)権(けん): voting rights, suffrage
  • 選挙(せんきょ)運動(うんどう): election campaign
  • 選挙(せんきょ)結果(けっか): election results

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 総(そう)選挙(せんきょ): general election
  • 地方(ちほう)選挙(せんきょ): local election
  • 選挙(せんきょ)違反(いはん): election violation

RELATED:

  • 投票(とうひょう): voting (the act of casting a vote)
  • 立候補(りっこうほ): candidacy, running for office

Related Words

Related: 投票(とうひょう) (voting)
Related: 政治(せいじ) (politics)
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Added 2026.1.12 10:12 · Revised 2026.4.5 13:45
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