大統領は投票の過半数をもって選ばれる。

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大統領は投票の過半数をもって選ばれる。

English Translation

The president shall be selected by majority vote.

Furigana

大統領(だいとうりょう)は投票(とうひょう)の過半数(かはんすう)をもって選(えら)ばれる。

Romanji

Daitōryō wa tōhyō no kahansū o motte erabareru.

Words

大統領 (だいとうりょう)

president; chief executive

は (は)

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

投票 (とうひょう)

voting; poll

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

過半数 (かはんすう)

majority

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

選ぶ (えらぶ)

to choose; to select