否ひ決けつ

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否決する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Formal term for rejecting a proposal, bill, or motion through a vote or official decision. Often used in political, business, and committee contexts.

〈事こと〉を否ひ決けつするto vote down (a bill, proposal, motion)
議ぎ会かいはその法ほう案あんを否ひ決けつした。
The parliament voted down the bill.
〈事こと〉が否ひ決けつされるfor a proposal to be voted down/rejected
その提てい案あんは委い員いん会かいで否ひ決けつされた。
The proposal was rejected by the committee.

拒きょ否ひN2
拒否 is a general word for refusing or denying something, whereas 否決 specifically refers to a formal group decision reached through voting.
不ふ成せい立りつ
否決 refers specifically to a formal vote that rejects a proposal, whereas 不成立 covers any failure to pass, including cases with no vote at all.
廃はい案あん
否決 specifically means a bill was voted down, while 廃案 covers any way a bill ends up scrapped, including expiring without a vote.
却きゃっ下かN1
否決 refers to voting down a motion or bill in a meeting, while 却下 refers to formally rejecting a submitted request, application, or appeal.

可か決けつN2
可決 means a proposal is approved by vote, while 否決 means it is rejected by vote.
採さい択たくN1
否決 means a proposal or motion is rejected, the direct opposite of 採択, which means it is formally adopted.

否ひ認にんN1
否決 means voting down a proposal or bill, while 否認 means denying a fact, allegation, or claim, with no vote involved.

Compound of 否 (hi, 'no, deny') and 決 (ketsu, 'decide'). The combination literally means 'decide negatively', referring to a formal rejection by vote.