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Japanese
Etymology
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
Noun
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