公こう認にん候こう補ほ者しゃ

noun

official candidate

A candidate who has been officially endorsed by a political party or organization, typically for an election.

• 彼かれは自じ民みん党とうの公こう認にん候こう補ほ者しゃとして選せん挙きょに立りっ候こう補ほした。

  He ran in the election as the official candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party.

• 公こう認にん候こう補ほ者しゃになるには党とうの審しん査さを通つう過かしなければならない。

  To become an official candidate, you must pass the party's screening process.