選挙せんきょ (senkyo)

彼かれは 選挙せんきょに 出でるつもりだ。

He is going to run for election.

もうすぐ選挙が行われる。

The election will be held soon.

アメリカの選挙が話題になっている。

The American elections are a popular topic of conversation right now.

今回の 選挙せんきょは一般の予想に反する結果に終わった。

The election this time ended up with results which were against the general prediction.

"アメリカでは１１月８日に次の大統領を選ぶ選挙があります。"

In America, they will choose the next president in the election on November 8th.

保守と言わず革新と言わず、どんな政治家もみな選挙資金集めのために奔走する。

Every politician, whether conservative or liberal, works hard (literally: runs around) to raise money for his/her political campaign (literally: election).

選挙の時に、有権者は候補者が倫理観のある政治家（である）か否かを見抜かなければならない。

In an election, the voter has to judge (literally: see through) whether or not a candidate is a politician of integrity.

本学学長の選挙資格者は、選挙公示の日における学長並びに専任の教授、准教授及び講師とする。

Those who are qualified to be a candidate for president of this college are those who are full-time professors, associate professors and lecturers as well as the president at the time the election is announced.

政治家が嫌きらわれる理由は、一つには、選挙の時には魅力的な公約を言うのに、当選とうせんするとそれを実行しないからだ。

Part of the reason politicians are disliked is because they make attractive promises when campaigning but don't put them into practice once they are elected.

選挙期間中であるか否かを問わず、選挙運動またはこれに類する行為にコンピュータ、掲示板等学内施設を利用することを禁ずる。

Using the campus facilities, including computers and bulletin boards, for election campaigning or other similar activities is prohibited whether it is during an election period or not.

"しかし、選挙に出る民主党のヒラリー・クリントンさんと共和党のドナルド・トランプさんは、どちらも人気が低くなっています。"

However, Hillary Clinton who is running for the Democratic Party, and Donald Trump who is running for the Republican Party both are becoming very unpopular.

また選挙シーズンが来た。いつものことだが、選挙の車が連日うちの前を通り、マイクで候補者の名前を連呼する。うるさいことこの上ない。

Here we are again in election season. As always, the campaign cars pass by my house every day, shouting out their candidate's name repeatedly on the microphone. It's extremely noisy and annoying.