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Meanings
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continuation or abolition; existence or discontinuation
Refers to the decision or debate over whether to keep or abolish a system, institution, law, etc. Often used in formal, political, or administrative contexts.
Debate continues over whether to keep or abolish the system.
The committee will decide on the continuation or abolition of the project.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉の存廃を巡って議論するto debate over whether to keep or abolish something
Debate continues in the Diet over whether to keep or abolish that system.
- 〈事〉の存廃を検討するto consider whether to keep or abolish something
The committee is considering whether to keep or abolish this rule.
- 〈事〉の存廃が問われるfor the question of whether something should be kept or abolished to be raised
Because of the declining birth rate, the question of whether the school should be kept or closed is being raised.