どぶ板選挙

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
いた
Grade: 3
せん
Grade: 4
きょ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spellings
どぶ板選擧 (kyūjitai)
ドブ板選挙

Etymology

Compound of どぶ(いた) (dobuita, cover of drainage ditch) + (せん)(きょ) (senkyo, election). A reference to candidates that visit each home walking over numerous drainage ditch covers (どぶ(いた) (dobuita)).

Pronunciation

Noun

どぶ(いた)(せん)(きょ) (dobuita senkyo

  1. (politics) election where candidates canvass by visiting each home
  2. (by extension, politics) election where candidates depend mainly on not election broadcasts nor the Internet, but stump oratory; traditional election