noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
popular election; election by the people
Refers to the act or system of electing officials by popular vote. Often used in compounds like 民選議員 (popularly elected representative) or 民選知事 (popularly elected governor).
市長は民選で選ばれる。
The mayor is chosen by popular election.
民選議員の任期は四年だ
The term of a popularly elected representative is four years.