runner-up; next-highest place; honorable mention
Refers to the person, entry, or position that comes immediately after the winner or selected candidate, often by score, votes, or ranking. It can also imply being just below the qualifying cutoff.
彼は写真コンテストで次点に選ばれた。
He was chosen as a runner-up in the photography contest.
He ended up as the runner-up in the vote and missed being elected.
次点の候補者はわずか百票差で落選した。
The runner-up candidate lost by only one hundred votes.
She lost the election, finishing as the runner-up.
The contest ended with a runner-up finish, but it was still a good experience.
次点 refers specifically to the second-place score or vote count in a contest, while 次席 refers more broadly to the second-ranked position or person.
次席 is a formal title meaning the person second in rank or seniority within an organization, while 次点 refers to the runner-up ranking in a competition, vote, or selection process.
落選 simply means failing to be elected or selected, while 次点 specifically identifies the highest-ranking candidate among those who were not chosen.
runner-up
A Sino-Japanese compound of 次, meaning 'next,' and 点, meaning 'point' or 'score'; the compound is conventionally used for the next-highest scored or ranked position.