廃はい案あん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

rejected bill; scrapped proposal; abandoned project

A political or administrative term for a bill, proposal, or project being rejected, abandoned, or left to expire. Common in patterns such as 廃案になる and 廃案にする.

その法ほう案あんは審しん議ぎ未み了りょうで廃はい案あんとなった。
The bill was scrapped because deliberations were not completed.
委い員いん会かいは問もん題だいの多おおい計けい画かくを廃はい案あんにした。
The committee abandoned the problem-ridden plan.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が廃はい案あんになるfor a bill or proposal to be scrapped/rejected
その法ほう案あんは国こっ会かいで廃はい案あんになった。
The bill was scrapped in the Diet.
〈物もの〉を廃はい案あんにするto scrap or abandon a bill or proposal
政せい府ふはその改かい革かく案あんを廃はい案あんにした。
The government abandoned the reform proposal.

Kanji

廃abolish, obsolete, cessation
案plan, suggestion, draft

Related words

否ひ決けつN1
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.
不ふ成せい立りつ
廃案 means a bill is dropped or discarded, often before any vote, while 不成立 more broadly describes any bill or plan that ultimately fails.

Opposites

可か決けつN2
可決 means a bill is passed or approved, the direct opposite outcome of 廃案, where a bill is rejected or abandoned.

Don't confuse with

法ほう案あんN1
法案 is the bill itself before any decision, while 廃案 refers to that same bill after it has been scrapped or left to lapse.

Counted with

件けんN2
廃案 is counted with 件, the standard counter for cases or matters such as scrapped bills or proposals.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 廃, associated with abolishing or discontinuing, and 案, meaning a proposal, plan, or bill. The compound denotes a proposal or bill that is discontinued, rejected, or abandoned.