当確

とうかく【当確】

¶彼は知事に～だ

He will surely be elected (as ［to be］) governor. ; He is sure to win the election for governor. ; His election to governor is secure.

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とうかく【当確】

〔当選確実〕

●当確である be sure to be [of being] elected.

●開票率 1%で木村候補の当確が出た. With one percent of the votes counted, Kimura looks set for election.

●当確の人 a candidate sure to be [of being] elected; an almost certain winner; 《口》 a shoe-in

・前回の選挙では開票初期段階でのテレビ局による当確の打ち間違えが数件あった. There were a number of cases in the previous election of TV stations mistakenly casting a candidate as a probable winner based on early returns.