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脱党 (だっとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

脱だっ党とう

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

leaving a political party; defection from a party

Used when a member formally leaves or defects from a political party. Often appears in news reports.

彼かれは与よ党とうを脱だっ党とうして無む所しょ属ぞくになった。
He left the ruling party and became an independent.
議ぎ員いんの脱だっ党とうが相あい次つ

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There was a series of defections by lawmakers.

Kanji

脱undress, removing, escape from
党party, faction, clique

Similar words

離り党とう
離党 also means leaving a party, but is more general and can include voluntary withdrawal, while 脱党 often implies a more active defection or breaking away.
入にゅう党とう
入党 means joining a political party, the opposite action.

Etymology

Compound of 脱 (datsu, 'escape from, remove') and 党 (tō, 'party'). The reading だっとう is a regular on'yomi combination.