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一党優位政党制 (いっとうゆういせいとうせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いっ党とう優ゆう位い政せい党とう制せい

Meanings

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noun

dominant-party system; one-party dominant system

A political system where one party consistently dominates elections and governance, though other parties exist and may compete.

戦せん後ごの日本にほんは長ながらく一いっ党とう優ゆう位い政せい党とう制せいだった。
Postwar Japan was a dominant-party system for a long time.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
党party, faction, clique
優tenderness, excel, surpass
位

rank, grade, throne

政politics, government

制system, law, rule

Similar words

一いっ党とう制せい
一党制 is a one-party system where only one party is legally allowed, while 一党優位政党制 allows multiple parties but one consistently dominates.
多た党とう制せい
多党制 is a multi-party system with no single dominant party, contrasting with the dominance in 一党優位政党制.

Etymology

Compound of 一党 (one party), 優位 (dominance), and 政党制 (party system). A calque from English 'dominant-party system'.