the favorite#2
ウクライナで大統領選挙が始まりました。立候補18名の中からヤヌコビッチ前大統領に変わる新大統領が選出されます。選挙に伴い,ロシアへの独立を目指す一部の地域では不安定な情勢であるようです。記事の中で気になった単語は"favourite"です。『Wisdom英和辞典第三版(三省堂)』によると"the fovorite"で「本命,有力候補」という意味がありました。Oxford Dictionariesでみると"The competitor thought most likely to win a game or contest, especially by people betting on the outcome"に対応する意味ですね。今回は政治に関するものですが,以前のブログで取り上げられたのは「優勝候補者」という意味でした。(Ume)
Ukrainians vote in presidential elections
Voting in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk has been seriously disrupted.
There were no polling stations open in Donetsk city, and across the region only seven out of 12 district electoral commissions were operating.
The presidential elections were called after the last elected President, Viktor Yanukovych, was deposed in February amid mass protests against his pro-Russian policies.
Confectionary tycoon Petro Poroshenko, known as the "chocolate king", is the favourite to win.
By 11:00 local time (08:00 GMT), national turnout stood at 17.5%.