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政権党 (seikentou) Japanese meaning: ruling party | Kotomora

政せい権けん党とう

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Meanings

1

ruling party; party in power

Refers to the political party that currently holds government power. Often used in news and political commentary.

政せい権けん党とうは次つぎの選せん挙きょで過か半はん数すうを維い持じできるかどうか

が

焦しょう

点てん

だ

。

The focus is on whether the ruling party can maintain a majority in the next election.

Kanji

政politics, government
権authority, power, rights
党party, faction, clique

Related words

与よ党とうN2
与党 is the everyday term for the ruling party, while 政権党 is a more formal synonym often used in political analysis.

Built from

政せい権けん+党とう

Etymology

Compound of 政権 (せいけん, 'political power') and 党 (とう, 'party').