決けっ選せん投とう票ひょう

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

final vote; run-off ballot

Used in elections or contests when no candidate wins a majority in the first round, and a second round is held between the top candidates.

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As a result of the final vote, the new candidate was elected.

決けっ選せん投とう票ひょう
Standard kanji spelling; the most common and recommended form.
決けっ戦せん投とう票ひょう
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 決戦 means 'decisive battle', but this spelling is sometimes seen for the same meaning.

決けっ選せん
決選 alone means 'final selection' or 'run-off', but is less common as a standalone noun; 決選投票 is the full term for the voting process.
投とう票ひょう
投票 is a general term for 'voting' or 'ballot'; 決選投票 specifies the decisive final round.

Compound of 決選 (final selection) and 投票 (vote). The irregular kanji form 決戦投票 uses 決戦 (decisive battle) as a phonetic substitute.