廃はい合ごう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

abolition and amalgamation; merger with abolition

Used in administrative contexts for the merger of organizations, especially municipalities, where one or more entities are abolished and combined into a new or existing one. Often seen in phrases like 市町村の廃合.

• 市し町ちょう村そんの廃はい合ごうが進すすめられている。

  The abolition and amalgamation of municipalities is being promoted.

• 二ふたつの町まちを廃はい合ごうして新あたらしい市しが誕たん生じょうした。

  The two towns were merged and abolished, and a new city was born.