決選(けっせん)投票(とうひょう)

けっせんとうひょう
noun
runoff vote; second ballot
formalpolitics
1. runoff vote; second ballot
A second round of voting between the top candidates, held when no one won a majority in the first round.
決選(けっせん)投票(とうひょう)になった。
It went to a runoff.
彼(かれ)は決選(けっせん)投票(とうひょう)で勝(か)った。
He won the runoff.
一回目(いっかいめ)の投票(とうひょう)で過半数(かはんすう)を取(と)った候補(こうほ)がいなかったため、上位(じょうい)二人(ふたり)による決選(けっせん)投票(とうひょう)が行(おこな)われた。
Because no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff between the top two was held.

Usage

Heard in party leadership elections and in parliament's vote for prime minister.

Common collocations

Watch out

Written 決選(けっせん) (deciding election), not 決戦(けっせん) (decisive battle), though 決戦(けっせん)投票(とうひょう) is a common mistake.

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Added 2026.10.4 22:44 · Revised 2026.10.4 22:46
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