再さい選せん

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再選する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

re-election

Used for being elected again to the same office or position. Commonly appears in political and organizational contexts.

〈人ひと〉が再さい選せんするfor someone to be re-elected
市し長ちょうが再さい選せんした。
The mayor was re-elected.
再さい選せんを果はたすto achieve re-election
彼かれは激げき戦せんを経へて再さい選せんを果はたした。
He achieved re-election after a fierce contest.
再さい選せんを目め指ざすto aim for re-election
知ち事じは来らい年ねんの再さい選せんを目め指ざしている。
The governor is aiming for re-election next year.
再さい選せんに立りっ候こう補ほするto run for re-election
大だい統とう領りょうは再さい選せんに立りっ候こう補ほすると発はっ表ぴょうした。
The president announced he would run for re-election.
再さい選せんが決きまるfor re-election to be confirmed/decided
開かい票ひょうの結けっ果か、彼かれの再さい選せんが決きまった。
As the votes were counted, his re-election was confirmed.

当とう選せんN1
当選 means being elected (for the first time or in general), while 再選 specifically means being elected again to the same post.
再さい任にん
再任 is used for being reappointed to a post (often non-elective), while 再選 is specifically for being re-elected through a vote.
三さん選せん
再選 means winning a second term, while 三選 specifically means winning a third term.

落らく選せん
落選 means losing an election, the opposite outcome of 再選, which means winning re-election.

再さい選せん挙きょ
再選挙 means a new election is held again (a re-run vote), whereas 再選 means a person is elected again to the same position.
改かい選せん
再選 means being re-elected to the same post, while 改選 refers to holding the election itself at the end of a term, regardless of who wins.

回かいN4
再選 is counted with 回 when referring to the number of times someone has been re-elected, e.g. 二回の再選.

Compound of 再 (sai, 'again') and 選 (sen, 'selection, election').