擁立

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 擁立 is a noun and irregular transitive verb read ようりつ, meaning to put someone forward and support that person as a candidate or leader.
• Basic usage: In 人を候補に擁立する, を marks the person and に marks the role or candidacy.
  • 委員会は若手研究者を代表候補に擁立した。 describes a committee putting forward a young researcher as its representative candidate; 地域の団体は彼女を次の会長に擁立する方針だ。 states a policy of backing her as the next chair.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 人を候補に擁立する
  • を marks the person put forward, while に marks the candidate role.
• 擁立する方針だ
  • 方針だ states an intended policy; it does not mean that the person has already been elected.
• 擁立 and 選出
  • 擁立 is putting forward and backing a candidate, whereas 選出 is actually selecting someone through a procedure.