英会話 例文・フレーズ集 ver. 2 > Elect – Run For – 「選挙・当選・立候補」 を英語で表現
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Elect – Run For – 「選挙・当選・立候補」を英語で表現
ex) She is running for gubernatorial election.
彼女は 州知事に立候補している
election /ɪˈlɛkʃən/: the act or process of choosing someone for a public office by voting
ex) He’s favored to win the election.
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□ gubernatorial (州)知事の
ex) The gubernatorial elections will be held on November 3.
州知事選挙は 11月3日に行なわれる
gubernatorial /ˌguːbərnəˈtorijəl/: of or relating to the governor of a U.S. state or to the position of governor
ex) A governor is the elected leader of a state in America, and anything gubernatorial has to do with governors and their governing.
ex) She was elected (as) senator.
彼女は 米国上院議員 に当選した
= She was elected to the Senate.
elect /ɪˈlɛkt/: to select (someone) for a position, job, etc., by voting
ex) He hopes to be elected to the committee.
ex) Who are the 2020 presidential candidates?
2020年の大統領選挙への 立候補者は 誰ですか?
candidate /ˈkændəˌdeɪt/: a person who is trying to be elected
ex) The radio station will be tracking every candidate announcement.
ex) She is running for mayor.
彼女は市長に立候補する
run for /ˈrʌn/ : to be a candidate in an election for a particular office
ex) The Constitution says you can run for Congress if you are at least 25.
□ constitution 憲法、規約
ex) The right to free speech is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
憲法により 言論の自由は 保証されている
constitution /ˌkɑːnstəˈtuːʃən/: the system of beliefs and laws by which a country, state, or organization is governed
ex) The state’s constitution has strict rules about what tax money can be used for.
ex) In a democracy, a government is chosen by voting in an election.
民主主義に於いて 議会は 選挙の投票によって選出うされる
vote /ˈvoʊt/: to make an official choice for or against someone or something by casting a ballot, raising your hand, speaking your choice aloud, etc.
ex) Citizens will vote today for their new governor.
ex) There’re significant increases in the eligible voting population.
有権者が 急激に増加している
voter /ˈvoʊtɚ/: a person who votes or who has the legal right to vote
ex) Less than 10 percent of (the) voters favor the measure.
ex) She plans to contest a seat in Congress next year.
連邦議会の席を取るための出馬を検討している
contest /kənˈtɛst/: to try to win (something)
ex) Both candidates have agreed to another debate before this hotly contested election.
ex) 2015 election produced high voter turnout.
2020年の選挙は 高い投票率を記録した
voter turnout /ˈtɚnˌaʊt/: the total number of voters who participated
ex) High voter turnout is often considered to be desirable.
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□ turnout (集会・催し物など)参会者(数)、出席者数
ex) A destination wedding will naturally limit the turnout since not everyone will be able to manage the trip.
皆が 旅行出来る訳ではないので、旅行先での挙式の参加者数は 限定されたものになる
turnout /ˈtɚnˌaʊt/: the number of people who go to or participate in something
ex) The opening game of the season brought only a small turnout.
ex) Each county shall be divided into election precincts by the county board of elections.
群の選挙委員会によって、各郡は 選挙区に 分割される
precinct /ˈpriːˌsɪŋkt/: any one of the sections that a town or city is divided into when people vote in an election
ex) A precinct or voting district is the smallest unit into which electoral districts are divided.
ex) I cast my ballot [=voted] for the new candidate.
新人候補者に 1票を投じた
ballot /ˈbælət/: a ticket or piece of paper used to vote in an election
ex) The issue was on the ballot in November.
= People voted to support or oppose the issue in the November election.
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□ absentee ballot 不在投票
ex) It takes only 2 minutes to get your absentee ballot.
不在投票に かかる時間は わずか2分だ
absentee ballot /ˌæbsənˈtiː/: a vote that is submitted before an election by a voter who is not able to be present when the election occurs
ex) You have several options for requesting an absentee ballot and casting your vote.
ex) Our board members sometimes abstain from votes.
役員たちは 時々 投票を棄権する
abstain /əbˈsteɪn/:to choose not to vote
ex) Ten members voted for the proposal, six members voted against it, and two abstained.
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□ abstention 慎むこと、(投票)棄権
ex) Abstention is often regarded with disdain, as if voting is a pressing civic duty.
投票を棄権することは 蔑視と見なされることもある。 まるで 投票は市民への義務の押し付けであると言うかのように
abstention /əbˈstɛnʃən/: a formal refusal to vote on something
ex) There were 10 ayes, 6 nays, and 2 abstentions when the vote was taken.
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□ aye はい = Yes. ⇔ nay いいえ = No.
ex) The sailor said “Aye, aye, sir!” when the captain gave him a command.
船長が 命令を下した時 イエス サー と答えて
aye /ˈaɪ/: yes — used to indicate a spoken yes vote
ex) All in favor, say “aye.”
nay /ˈneɪ/: used to correct what you have said by replacing a word with one that is more accurate or appropriate
ex) The letter made her happy —nay, ecstatic.
= It did not just make her happy, it made her ecstatic.
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□ referendum 住民投票、国民投票
ex) The issue was decided by referendum.
その課題は 住民投票によって 決められた
referendum /ˌrɛfəˈrɛndəm/: an event in which the people of a county, state, etc., vote for or against a law that deals with a specific issue : a public vote on a particular issue
ex) They are having/holding a referendum to decide the issue.
= They are having/holding a referendum on the issue.
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□ go to the poll 選挙に行く
ex) Instead of going to the polls on the election day, you may vote using the vote-by-mail ballot that will be sent to you.
選挙に出向く代わりに、送られてくる 郵便による投票用紙 を使って 投票することもできる
go to the poll /ˈpoʊl/: to cast one’s vote in an election
ex) Analysts have predicted a landslide victory for her, but we won’t know for sure until the country goes to the polls.
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