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被選挙人 (ひせんきょにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

被ひ選せん挙きょ人にん

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Meanings

1

person eligible for elective office

Formal legal term used in election law contexts. Refers to a person who meets the legal qualifications to be a candidate in an election.

被ひ選せん挙きょ人にんは、選せん挙きょの公こう示じ日びに満まん25歳さい以

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A person eligible for elective office must be at least 25 years old on the day the election is announced.

Kanji

被incur, cover, veil
選elect, select, choose
挙raise, plan, project
人person

Related words

選せん挙きょ人にん
選挙人 means 'voter' or 'elector', while 被選挙人 refers to the person who is eligible to be elected.

Opposites

選せん挙きょ人にん
選挙人 is the person who casts the vote, while 被選挙人 is the person who is eligible to be elected.

Built from

被ひ+選せん挙きょ人にん

Etymology

Compound of 被 (hi, 'receiving') + 選挙 (senkyo, 'election') + 人 (nin, 'person'), literally 'person who receives election'. The prefix 被- indicates the passive recipient of an action.