安あん定てい多た数すう

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Meanings

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noun

comfortable majority; stable majority

Political term referring to a majority of seats in a legislature that is large enough to ensure stable governance, typically well above the minimum needed.

与よ党とうは衆しゅう議ぎ院いんで安あん定てい多た数すうを確かく保ほした。

The ruling party secured a comfortable majority in the House of Representatives.

安あん定てい多た数すうを得えるには、過か半はん数すうを大おおきく上回うわまる議ぎ席せきが必ひつ要ようだ。

To obtain a stable majority, you need far more than half the seats.

Kanji

安relax, cheap, low
定determine, fix, establish
多many, frequent, much
数number, strength, fate

Related words

過か半はん数すう
過半数 means a simple majority (more than half), while 安定多数 implies a larger, more secure majority that ensures legislative stability.
絶ぜっ対たい多た数すう
絶対多数 can mean an absolute majority (more than half of all possible votes, not just those cast), but in Japanese political context it is sometimes used similarly to 安定多数; however, 安定多数 specifically emphasizes the stability of governance.

Word family

絶ぜっ対たい安あん定てい多た数すう
absolute stable majority

Built from

安あん定てい+多た数すう

Etymology

Compound of 安定 (stability) and 多数 (large number/majority). The term is used primarily in political contexts to describe a majority that ensures stable governance.