落らっ下か傘さん候こう補ほ

noun

parachute candidate; party appointee in a safe constituency

Political term for a candidate parachuted into a safe seat by a party, often with little local connection. The literal gloss 'parachute candidate' is widely understood in English political contexts.

• 彼かれは落らっ下か傘さん候こう補ほとして、地じ元もとの支し持じを得えるのに苦く労ろうした。

  As a parachute candidate, he struggled to gain local support.