他薦

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 他薦（たせん） combines 他, another person, with 薦, recommendation.
• Basic usage: It describes becoming a candidate through someone else's recommendation.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Who recommends the candidate
  • 自薦 is self-nomination, while 他薦 is nomination by someone else. The first example accepts candidates through both routes.
• Recommendation and candidacy
  • 同僚からの他薦を受け describes receiving a colleague's recommendation, and 立候補した is the subsequent act of standing as a candidate. Recommendation is distinct from being elected.