How to say "by-election" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 補選ほせんnounThe abbreviated form of 補欠選挙, meaning an election held to fill a seat that has fallen vacant, as in a legislature. Common in news reports and everyday political talk.
- 補欠選挙ほけつせんきょnounThe fuller, unabbreviated term for the same sense: an election held to fill a vacant legislative seat. It spells out the meaning in full and suits formal or explanatory contexts.
Both entries translate the same sense of 'by-election' — an election held to fill a vacant seat — with 補選 being the shorter, abbreviated form and 補欠選挙 the fuller one.
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