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voting, casting a ballot
The act of casting a vote in an election, poll, or decision-making process. Can also refer to the vote itself.
選挙で投票に行きましたか。
Did you go to vote in the election?
投票率が低いのが問題だ。
Low voter turnout is a problem.
投票率 = voter turnout rate
投票は18歳からできる。
You can vote from age 18.
投票用紙に候補者の名前を書いた。
I wrote the candidate's name on the ballot.
今回の選挙では投票率が過去最低だった。
Voter turnout was at a record low in this election.
USAGE: 投票 is used for formal voting in elections, referendums, and official polls. For informal decisions or show-of-hands votes, 多数決 (majority rule) is often used.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 投票する (to vote)
- 投票に行く (to go to vote)
- 投票用紙 (ballot paper)
- 投票所/投票場 (polling station)
- 投票日 (election day)
- 投票率 (voter turnout)
RELATED WORDS:
- 選挙 (election)
- 票 (vote, ballot)
- 候補 (candidate)
- 有権者 (eligible voter)
- 棄権 (abstention)
Related Words
Related:
選挙 (election)