후보자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 候補者, from 候補 (“candidature”) + 者 (“person”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷubo̞d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [후보자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	huboja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	huboja
McCune–Reischauer?	huboja
Yale Romanization?	hwupoca

Noun

후보자 • (huboja) (hanja 候補者)

1. applicant, candidate
   • 차기(次期) 총장(總長) 후보자(候補者)

     chagi chongjang huboja

     a candidate for the next president

   • 공천(公薦) 후보자(候補者)

     gongcheon huboja

     a nominated candidate

   • 우리는 반장(班長) 선거(選擧) 후보자(候補者)를 추천(推薦)했다.

     urineun banjang seon'geo hubojareul chucheonhaetda.

     We recommended a candidate for class election.

   • 선거(選擧) 관리(管理) 위원회(委員會)는 후보자(候補者)의 불법(不法) 행위(行爲)가 적발(摘發)될 경우(境遇) 후보(候補) 등록(登錄) 자격(資格)을 박탈(剝奪)하기로 했다.

     seon'geo gwalli wiwonhoeneun hubojaui bulbeop haeng'wiga jeokbaldoel gyeong'u hubo deungnok jagyeogeul baktalhagiro haetda.

     The National Election Commission decided to disqualify candidates from registration as a candidate if they were caught committing illegal acts.