得票(とくひょう)

とくひょう
noun
votes obtained; vote count
1. votes obtained; vote count
The number of votes a candidate or party receives in an election.
得票(とくひょう)数(すう)が発表(はっぴょう)された。
The vote count was announced.
彼(かれ)は最(もっと)も多(おお)くの得票(とくひょう)を得(え)た。
He received the most votes.
前回(ぜんかい)の選挙(せんきょ)と比(くら)べて得票(とくひょう)率(りつ)が大(おお)きく下(さ)がった。
Compared to the last election, the vote share dropped significantly.

得票(とくひょう) refers to votes received by a candidate or party. The focus is on the receiving side of voting.

WORD FORMATION:
得(とく) (to obtain/gain) + 票(ひょう) (vote/ballot)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 得票(とくひょう)数(すう): number of votes obtained
  • 得票(とくひょう)率(りつ): vote share, percentage of votes
  • 得票(とくひょう)差(さ): margin of votes

CONTRAST:

  • 投票(とうひょう): the act of casting a ballot (voter's side)
  • 得票(とくひょう): votes received (candidate's side)

Used primarily in election reporting and political contexts. Often appears in news coverage of 選挙(せんきょ) (elections).

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Added 2026.3.24 18:58 · Revised 2026.3.25 21:24
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