被ひ治ち者しゃ

noun

the ruled; the governed

Formal or academic term for people under authority, often contrasted with 治者 (ruler).

• 政せい治じ学がくでは、治ち者しゃと被ひ治ち者しゃの関かん係けいがよく議ぎ論ろんされる。

  In political science, the relationship between the ruler and the ruled is often discussed.