有ゆう権けん

noun

holding a right; eligibility

Used in formal or legal contexts to indicate that someone possesses a specific right, such as voting rights or copyright. Often appears in compounds like 有権者 (eligible voter).

• 選せん挙きょ権けんを有ゆうする有ゆう権けん者しゃは、投とう票ひょう所じょへ行いく義ぎ務むがある。

  Eligible voters who hold the right to vote have a duty to go to the polling station.

• この作さく品ひんの著ちょ作さく権けんを有ゆうする有ゆう権けん者しゃとして、彼かれは使し用よう料りょうを請せい求きゅうできる。

  As the rights holder who owns the copyright of this work, he can claim royalties.

noun

having political power; having clout

Refers to possessing influence or authority, especially in political or organizational settings. Less common than sense 1 and often used in news or analytical writing.

• 党とう内ないで有ゆう権けんを持もつ派は閥ばつが、次つぎの総そう裁さい選せんを左さ右ゆうするだろう。

  The faction that holds power within the party will likely influence the next leadership election.