彼らは秘密に投票し、公職をめざしてもよいし、また不適切な行為をする公職老の免職を要求してもよい。

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English Translation

They vote in secret, may seek public office, and may demand the removal of public officials who behave improperly.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは秘密(ひみつ)に投票(とうひょう)し、公職(こうしょく)をめざしてもよいし、また不適切(ふてきせつ)な行為(こうい)をする公職(こうしょく)老(ろう)の免職(めんしょく)を要求(ようきゅう)してもよい。

Romanji

Karera wa himitsu ni tōhyōshi, kōshoku o mezashite mo yoi shi, mata futekisetsuna kōi o suru kōshoku rō no menshoku o yōkyūshite mo yoi.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

秘密 (ひみつ)

secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret; mystery; esoteric teachings

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

投票 (とうひょう)

voting; poll

公職 (こうしょく)

public office

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

目指す (めざす)

to aim at; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

し (し)

(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons

又 (また)

again; and; also; still (doing something)

不適切 (ふてきせつ)

unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

行為 (こうい)

act; deed; conduct

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

老 (ろう)

old age; age; old people; the old; the aged

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

免職 (めんしょく)

dismissal; sacking; discharge

要求 (ようきゅう)

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire