大たい政せい

noun

sovereign power; reins of government

Refers to the supreme political authority or control over a nation, often used in historical or formal contexts.

• 大たい政せいを握にぎる者ものは、国こく民みんの声こえに耳みみを傾かたむけるべきだ。

  Those who hold the reins of government should listen to the voice of the people.

• 明めい治じ維い新しん後ご、大たい政せいは天皇てんのうに返へん上じょうされた。

  After the Meiji Restoration, sovereign power was returned to the Emperor.