政せい権けん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

Refers to the governing authority or the holding of political power. Often used in contexts of taking, holding, or losing power.

政せい権けんを取とるto seize/take power
野や党とうが選せん挙きょで勝かち、政せい権けんを取とった。
The opposition party won the election and took power.
政せい権けんが倒たおれるfor a government/administration to fall
汚お職しょく事じ件けんが原げん因いんで政せい権けんが倒たおれた。
The administration collapsed due to a corruption scandal.
政せい権けんを維い持じするto maintain (one's hold on) power
首しゅ相しょうは改かい革かくを進すすめながら政せい権けんを維い持じしようとした。
The prime minister tried to maintain his hold on power while pushing reforms.
政せい権けんの座ざに就つくto assume power; to take the seat of government
新あたらしい大だい統とう領りょうが政せい権けんの座ざに就ついた。
The new president assumed power.

政せい府ふN3
政府 refers to the executive branch and institutions that govern, while 政権 focuses on the political power or ruling authority itself.
与よ党とうN2
与党 is the political party currently in power, whereas 政権 is the administration or authority that party forms.
内ない閣かくN1
内閣 is the specific cabinet of ministers running the government, while 政権 is the broader concept of holding political power.
新しん政せい
政権 refers to political power or an administration in general, whereas 新政 specifically describes a newly established one.

政せい変へん
政権 means the government or administration in power itself, while 政変 refers to the event of that power changing hands.

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傀かい儡らい政せい権けん
puppet government; puppet regime
大和やまと政せい権けん
Yamato court
政せい権けん争あらそい
political power struggle
政せい権けん亡もう者じゃ
political power junkie; person obsessed with gaining or holding political power
政せい権けん交こう代たい
change of government; regime change

政 (government, politics) + 権 (authority, power). A straightforward compound meaning 'political power' or 'administration'.