上じょう意い下か達たつ

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

top-down communication; conveying orders from above

A yojijukugo describing a system where decisions or orders flow from superiors to subordinates without bottom-up input. Often used in organizational or political contexts.

Antonyms: 下意上達

• この会かい社しゃは上じょう意い下か達たつの体たい質しつが強つよい。

  This company has a strong top-down culture.

• 上じょう意い下か達たつの指し示じでは現げん場ばの声こえが反はん映えいされない。

  Top-down instructions don't reflect the voices of the people on the ground.