noun
indirect electoral system
A system in which voters elect representatives who then choose the final officeholders, rather than voting directly for candidates.
アメリカの大統領選挙は間接選挙制を採用している。
The U.S. presidential election uses an indirect electoral system.
直接選挙制 is a direct electoral system where voters directly choose candidates, contrasting with 間接選挙制.
Compound of 間接 (indirect), 選挙 (election), and 制 (system).