選民

せんみん

the chosen people

選挙民

せんきょみん

voters, electorate

選民思想

せんみんしそう

elitism, idea of being part of a chosen people

選民意識

せんみんいしき

sense of being the chosen people

選

せん

selection, choice, choosing, picking, election

民

たみ

nation, people

民民規制

みんみんきせい

min-min kisei, deals between companies which restrict competition

国民民主党

こくみんみんしゅとう

Democratic Party for the People; DPFP; DPP

多選

たせん

being re-elected (multiple times)

選評

せんぴょう

selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)

百選

ひゃくせん

top hundred, hundred best

抽選

ちゅうせん

lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)

選球

せんきゅう せんだま

waiting for a good hit at a pitch

選集

せんしゅう せんじゅう

selection (e.g. of poems, texts), anthology, selected extracts

人選

じんせん

personnel selection

選る

よる える すぐる

to choose, to select

補選

ほせん

bye-election, by-election

選挙

せんきょ

election

自選

じせん

(author) selection