選せん挙きょ

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選挙する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	選せん挙きょする	選せん挙きょしない
Polite	選せん挙きょします	選せん挙きょしません
Past polite	選せん挙きょしました	選せん挙きょしませんでした
Past	選せん挙きょした	選せん挙きょしなかった
Te-form	選せん挙きょして	選せん挙きょしないで
Desire	選せん挙きょしたい	選せん挙きょしたくない
Potential	選せん挙きょできる	選せん挙きょできない
Passive	選せん挙きょされる	選せん挙きょされない
Causative	選せん挙きょさせる	選せん挙きょさせない
Causative passive	選せん挙きょさせられる	選せん挙きょさせられない
Volitional	選せん挙きょしよう
Polite volitional	選せん挙きょしましょう
Imperative	選せん挙きょしろ	選せん挙きょするな
Conditional	選せん挙きょすれば	選せん挙きょしなければ
Tara conditional	選せん挙きょしたら	選せん挙きょしなかったら

Meanings

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

election; electing by vote

Used both as a noun for an election event and, with する, for formally electing someone by vote. Everyday speech often uses 選挙に行く for going to vote.

来らい月げつ、市し長ちょう選せん挙きょが行おこなわれる。
The mayoral election will be held next month.
日にち曜よう日びに選せん挙きょに行いきます。
I am going to vote in the election on Sunday.
国こく民みんには代だい表ひょう者しゃを選せん挙きょする権けん利りがある。
Citizens have the right to elect their representatives.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉で選せん挙きょが行おこなわれるan election is held (in a place)
来らい月げつ、この町まちで市し長ちょう選せん挙きょが行おこなわれる。
A mayoral election will be held in this town next month.
選せん挙きょで勝かつ／負まけるto win/lose an election
彼かの女じょは選せん挙きょで大たい差さで勝かった。
She won the election by a large margin.
選せん挙きょに行いくto go vote (in an election)
日にち曜よう日びに選せん挙きょに行いく予よ定ていです。
I'm planning to go vote on Sunday.
選せん挙きょの結けっ果かが出でるthe election results come out
今こん夜や、選せん挙きょの結けっ果かが出でるだろう。
The election results will probably come out tonight.

Expressions

選せん挙きょに出でるrun for election; stand for election
首しゅ相しょう指し名めい選せん挙きょDiet vote to appoint the prime minister

Kanji

選elect, select, choose
挙raise, plan, project

Related words· 8

投とう票ひょうN3
投票 refers to the act of casting a vote, while 選挙 refers to the overall election as an event or process.
選せん出しゅつN1
選出 focuses on the result of choosing or electing someone, whereas 選挙 refers to the formal voting process itself.
総そう選せん挙きょ
選挙 is the general word for any election, while 総選挙 specifically means a nationwide general election, usually for the House of Representatives.
公こう選せん
選挙 is the general word for 'election', while 公選 specifically stresses that the vote is open to the general public rather than decided by appointment or a limited body.

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選せん挙きょ戦せん
選挙 is the general term for an election itself, while 選挙戦 highlights the competitive campaign period leading up to it.
改かい選せん
選挙 is the general word for any election, while 改選 specifically means an election held when a fixed term of office expires.
互ご選せん
選挙 is the general term for any election, including public elections, while 互選 specifically means an election held among members of a closed group.
選せん
選挙 is the standalone word for 'election,' while 選 is the shortened suffix form seen in compounds like 市長選.

Don't confuse with· 6

選せん択たくN3
選択 means a general choice or selection, while 選挙 specifically means an election held by voting.
宣せん教きょうN1
選挙 (election) sounds almost identical to 宣教 (religious mission) but has a completely unrelated meaning about voting.
選せん考こうN1
選挙 means an election decided by voting, while 選考 is a selection made by evaluators or a committee, not by a vote.

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選せん挙きょ運うん動どう
選挙 refers to the election itself (the voting event), while 選挙運動 refers to the campaigning activities leading up to it.
投とう票ひょうN3
選挙 is the election itself (the overall event), while 投票 is the specific act of casting a vote within that election.
国こく民みん投とう票ひょう
国民投票 is a direct vote on a specific issue or proposal, whereas 選挙 is an election held to choose representatives or officials.

Word family· 57

再さい選せん挙きょ
repeat election; recall election
本ほん選せん挙きょ
original selection; primary election
総そう選せん挙きょ
general election; lower-house general election
選せん挙きょ人にん
voter; constituent; elector · presidential elector (US); member of the Electoral College
選せん挙きょ割わり
election voting discount

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選せん挙きょ区く
electoral district; precinct
選せん挙きょ学がく
psephology
選せん挙きょ戦せん
election campaign; electoral battle
選せん挙きょ日び
election day
選せん挙きょ権けん
suffrage; right to vote

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Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 選, associated with choosing or selecting, and 挙, associated with raising or putting forward. The spelling straightforwardly reflects the idea of choosing representatives by vote.