差额选举

Traditional form:

差額選舉

Pinyin (reading):

chā'éxuǎnjǔ

Definitions:

• competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)

Characters:

• 差 - difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
• 额 - forehead; quota, amount
• 选 - to select, to elect, to choose; election
• 举 - to raise; to recommend; to praise

Traditional characters:

• 差 - difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
• 額 - forehead; quota, amount
• 選 - to select, to elect, to choose; election
• 舉 - to raise; to recommend; to praise