一票の格差

• 読み: いっぴょうのかくさ
• ローマ字: ippyou no kakusa
• 漢字の分解: 一 (ichi/ip) — one; 票 (hyō/pyō) — vote, ballot; 格 (kaku) — status, standard; 差 (sa) — difference
• 発音: /ip.pjoː.no.ka.kɯ.sa/

意味

Vote-value disparity; the unequal weight of votes across different electoral districts.

A political and legal term referring to the imbalance in representation where voters in less-populated districts have more influence per vote than those in densely-populated areas. A recurring issue in Japanese Supreme Court rulings on the constitutionality of elections. Frequently appears in news and civics discussions.

例文

1. 一票の格差が問題になり、選挙制度の見直しが求められている。
2. 最高裁は一票の格差について違憲状態と判断した。
3. 一票の格差を解消するために区割りが変更された。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, law, news

トーン: academic

起源と歴史

Compound phrase: 一票 (ippyō, one vote) + の (possessive) + 格差 (kakusa, disparity/gap). A modern political term that became prominent through Japanese constitutional law debates.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated