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大票田
だいひょうでん
1. [n]
▶ large constituency
▶ populous electoral district
▶ large group of voters



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2. A 2023-06-08 23:44:02  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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+<gloss>populous electoral district</gloss>
1. A* 2023-06-08 19:48:45  Marcus Richert
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quote from an article in 現代ビジネス where old people as a group as a group are referenced in this way:
感染対策の終了宣言なんてものは「政府がどう腹を括るか」でしかない。しかし、日本では、異常にコロナを恐れる大票田である高齢者と医師会(自民党)や医療関連労組(野党)からの支持を失うことを恐れた政治家が腹を括れなかったのだ。

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