どぶ板選挙
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 板 | 選 | 挙 |
| いた Grade: 3 |
せん Grade: 4 |
きょ Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi | on’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| どぶ板選擧 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of どぶ板 (dobuita, “cover of drainage ditch”) + 選挙 (senkyo, “election”). A reference to candidates that visit each home walking over numerous drainage ditch covers (どぶ板 (dobuita)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
どぶ板選挙 • (dobuita senkyo)
- (politics) election where candidates canvass by visiting each home
- (by extension, politics) election where candidates depend mainly on not election broadcasts nor the Internet, but stump oratory; traditional election
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