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リコール [gai1]
1. [n,vs,vt]
▶ recall (of an elected official)
▶ removal of an elected official from office though a petition and popular vote
2. [n,vs,vt]
▶ recall (of a defective product)

Conjugations


History:
5. A 2025-11-25 01:29:25  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2025-11-25 00:12:53  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, daij
  Comments:
Two senses in all the kokugos.
"recall" isn't used with the sense 1 meaning in BrE.
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12,8 @@
-<gloss>recall (of a politician or a defective product)</gloss>
+<gloss>recall (of an elected official)</gloss>
+<gloss>removal of an elected official from office though a petition and popular vote</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&vs;</pos>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<gloss>recall (of a defective product)</gloss>
3. A 2025-11-24 10:40:48  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
中辞典 splits into two senses.
2. A* 2025-11-24 03:47:27 
  Refs:
① 国または地方公共団体の公職にある者を、任期満了前に国民または住民の意思によって罷免する制度。日本では、最高裁判所裁判官の国民審査、地方公共団体の長・議員などの解職請求などがこれにあたる。直接民主制の一形態。国民罷免。国民解職。「市長をリコールする」
② 欠陥のある製品を生産者が回収し、無料で修理すること。
  Comments:
Clarified both scopes of the English "recall" have been carried over
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<gloss>recall</gloss>
+<gloss>recall (of a politician or a defective product)</gloss>
1. A 2022-07-09 08:16:26  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
mk
  Diff:
@@ -10,0 +11 @@
+<pos>&vt;</pos>

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