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當選 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
當選 ＝ 當 ＋ 選
ㄉㄤ ㄒㄩㄢˇ · dāngxuǎn
verb — to be elected, to win an election (to office)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

當to take on (擔當)dānghere "to take up a post"
選to choose; to elect (選舉)xuǎn
當選，當作的當，選舉的選。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

票數夠了，他就當（擔）上了眾人選（選）出來的那個位子。
The votes add up, and he takes up (當) the seat the crowd has chosen (選) for him.
關 · Related
選舉xuǎnjǔthe election itself — the same 選落選luòxuǎnto lose the vote — the opposite outcome