はくひょう
Noun
1.
blank ballot, white ballot
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投票用紙に何も書かずに白票を入れた。
I cast a blank ballot without writing anything on the voting paper.
候補者に不満がある場合、白票を投じる人もいる。
Some people cast blank ballots when they are dissatisfied with the candidates.
今回の選挙では、白票の数が過去最高を記録した。
In this election, the number of blank ballots reached a record high.
白票は、有権者の政治への無関心を示すものだと批判されることもある。
Blank ballots are sometimes criticized as an indication of voters' indifference to politics.
彼の白票は、現在の政治状況に対する沈黙の抗議と解釈された。
His blank ballot was interpreted as a silent protest against the current political situation.
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