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right to run for office; eligibility for election; passive suffrage
The legal right to stand as a candidate in an election. In Japan, the minimum age for this right varies by office: 25 for the House of Representatives and local assemblies, 30 for the House of Councillors and prefectural governors.
被選挙権は25歳からだ。
The right to run for office starts at age 25.
参議院議員の被選挙権は30歳以上と定められている。
The eligibility to run for the House of Councillors is set at age 30 or older.
選挙権が18歳に引き下げられたのに対し、被選挙権の年齢はまだ変わっていない。
While the voting age was lowered to 18, the age requirement for the right to run for office still hasn't changed.
Compound of 被 (passive; receiving) + 選挙 (election) + 権 (right). Literally the right to "be elected," contrasting with 選挙権, the right to vote ("to elect"). The 被 prefix marks the passive side of the election process.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 被選挙権を持つ: to have the right to run for office
- 被選挙権の年齢: age of eligibility for candidacy
- 被選挙権を失う: to lose eligibility to run for office
- 被選挙権の引���下げ: lowering of candidacy age
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 選挙権: right to vote, active suffrage
- 参政権: political rights, the broader concept encompassing both voting and candidacy
- 公民権: civil rights