重ちょう複ふく立りっ候こう補ほ

noun

dual candidacy; simultaneous candidacy in single-seat and proportional representation districts

A technical term in Japanese electoral politics. Refers to a candidate running in both a single-member constituency and on a party's proportional representation list, allowed under the current system.

• 日本にほんの選せん挙きょでは、重ちょう複ふく立りっ候こう補ほが認みとめられている。

  In Japanese elections, dual candidacy is permitted.

• 彼かれは小しょう選せん挙きょ区くと比ひ例れい代だい表ひょうの両りょう方ほうに重ちょう複ふく立りっ候こう補ほした。

  He ran as a dual candidate in both a single-seat constituency and the proportional representation block.