擁よう立りつ

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擁立する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	擁よう立りつする	擁よう立りつしない
Polite	擁よう立りつします	擁よう立りつしません
Past polite	擁よう立りつしました	擁よう立りつしませんでした
Past	擁よう立りつした	擁よう立りつしなかった
Te-form	擁よう立りつして	擁よう立りつしないで
Desire	擁よう立りつしたい	擁よう立りつしたくない
Potential	擁よう立りつできる	擁よう立りつできない
Passive	擁よう立りつされる	擁よう立りつされない
Causative	擁よう立りつさせる	擁よう立りつさせない
Causative passive	擁よう立りつさせられる	擁よう立りつさせられない
Volitional	擁よう立りつしよう
Polite volitional	擁よう立りつしましょう
Imperative	擁よう立りつしろ	擁よう立りつするな
Conditional	擁よう立りつすれば	擁よう立りつしなければ
Tara conditional	擁よう立りつしたら	擁よう立りつしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

backing; supporting; helping into a position

Used for actively supporting or putting forward a candidate, leader, or figurehead, especially in political, organizational, or factional contexts. Often implies rallying support to install someone in a role.

野や党とうは次つぎの選せん挙きょに向むけて新あらたな党とう首しゅを擁よう立りつした。
The opposition party put forward a new leader for the upcoming election.
彼かれを会かい長ちょうに擁よう立りつする動うごきがある。
There is a movement to back him as chairman.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を〈事こと〉に擁よう立りつするto back someone for (a position/role)
党とうは彼かれを次じ期き総そう裁さいに擁よう立りつした。
The party backed him to become the next party leader.
〈人ひと〉を候こう補ほに擁よう立りつするto put someone forward as a candidate
市し民みん団だん体たいが新あたらしい候こう補ほ者しゃを擁よう立りつする動うごきを見みせている。
The citizens' group is moving to put forward a new candidate.

Kanji

擁hug, embrace, possess
立stand up, rise, set up

Related words

支し持じN2
支持 is general support or approval for a person or idea, while 擁立 specifically means actively rallying backing to install someone in a position.
推すい薦せんN3
推薦 means to recommend someone for a role, often through a formal nomination process, while 擁立 emphasizes organized effort to actually get that person into the position.
推おす
推す is a casual verb meaning to endorse or favor someone, whereas 擁立 implies a more formal, collective campaign to place someone in office.
後こう援えんN1
後援 refers to sponsoring or backing an event or person financially or organizationally, while 擁立 focuses specifically on backing someone into a leadership or candidate role.

Don't confuse with

擁よう護ごN1
擁護 shares the kanji 擁 and sounds similar but means to protect or defend (e.g. rights), unlike 擁立 which means backing someone into a position.

Etymology

Compound of 擁 (embrace, support) and 立 (stand, establish). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of supporting someone to stand in a position.