noun
conservative without party affiliation
Abbreviation of 保守系無所属 (ほしゅけいむしょぞく), used in Japanese political reporting to describe a candidate or politician who is conservative but not affiliated with a specific political party.
選挙区からは保無の候補が出馬した。
A conservative independent candidate ran in the electoral district.
新聞で「保無」という略語を初めて見た。
I saw the abbreviation '保無' in the newspaper for the first time.