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大連立 (dairenritsu) Japanese meaning: grand coalition | Kotomora

大だい連れん立りつ

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Meanings

1

grand coalition; grand alliance

Political term for a coalition government formed by multiple major parties, often in a parliamentary system.

大だい連れん立りつが成せい立りつすれば、政せい策さくの安あん定ていが期き待たいされる

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If a grand coalition is formed, policy stability is expected.

Kanji

大large, big
連take along, lead, join
立stand up, rise, set up

Related words

連れん立りつ政せい権けん
連立政権 is a general term for any coalition government, while 大連立 specifically refers to a grand coalition involving major parties that are normally rivals.

Built from

大だい+連れん立りつ

Etymology

Compound of 大 (dai, 'big, grand') and 連立 (renritsu, 'coalition, alliance'). The term is a modern political expression.