English Dictionary

paper candidate

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpeɪpə ˈkændɪdət/

名詞

An election candidate with little chance of winning, who is added to the ballot for publicity and to increase the number standing.

日本語の意味

選挙において、実際には勝利する可能性がほとんどないにもかかわらず、宣伝効果や候補者数を増やすために名簿に加えられる候補者。

The party put up a paper candidate to make the ballot look more competitive, even though he had no real chance of winning.

党は実際に勝つ見込みがほとんどない名ばかりの候補者を擁立して、投票用紙をより競争的に見せかけた。

意味（1）

An election candidate with little chance of winning, who is added to the ballot for publicity and to increase the number standing.

Mr. Kent. I never knew of any actual Democratic opponent to a Republican candidate for Congress in Philadelphia for a number of years, but there may have been some paper candidate set up.

paper candidates （ plural ）