党とう首しゅ討とう論ろん

noun

party leaders' debate (in the Diet)

A formal debate held in the Japanese Diet between the leaders of political parties, typically the prime minister and opposition leaders.

• 今日きょうの党とう首しゅ討とう論ろんでは、経けい済ざい政せい策さくについて激はげしい議ぎ論ろんが交かわされた。

  In today's party leaders' debate, there was a heated discussion about economic policy.

• 党とう首しゅ討とう論ろんは国こっ会かいの重じゅう要ような行ぎょう事じの一ひとつだ。

  The party leaders' debate is one of the important events in the Diet.