(ひょうすう)

ひょうすう
noun
number of votes; vote count
1. number of votes; vote count
The total count of votes cast in an election, poll, or vote.
票数(ひょうすう)(かぞ)える。
To count the votes.
両方(りょうほう)候補者(こうほしゃ)票数(ひょうすう)僅差(きんさ)だった。
The vote counts for both candidates were very close.
開票(かいひょう)作業(さぎょう)(すす)むにつれて、(かく)候補者(こうほしゃ)票数(ひょうすう)()(あき)らかになってきた。
As the vote counting progressed, the difference in vote counts between the candidates became clear.

A compound of (ひょう) (vote, ballot) and (すう) (number, count). Used in contexts involving elections, polls, referendums, and any formal voting process.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 票数(ひょうすう)(かぞ)える: to count votes
  • 票数(ひょうすう)()びる: vote count increases
  • 票数(ひょうすう)(): the difference in votes
  • (そう)票数(ひょうすう): total number of votes
  • 有効(ゆうこう)票数(ひょうすう): number of valid votes

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 得票(とくひょう): votes received — focuses on the votes obtained by a specific candidate
  • 投票率(とうひょうりつ): voter turnout rate — the percentage of eligible voters who actually voted
  • 開票(かいひょう): ballot counting — the process of opening and counting ballots