選挙戦(せんきょせん)

せんきょせん
noun
election campaign; electoral race
politics
1. election campaign; electoral race
The contest between candidates or parties during an election, from the start of official campaigning to election day. Used mostly in news reporting.
選挙戦(せんきょせん)が始(はじ)まった。
The election campaign has begun.
激(はげ)しい選挙戦(せんきょせん)になりそうだ。
It looks like it will be a fierce election race.
The candidates fought the campaign until the last day.
In this election race, measures against rising prices became a major issue.

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