牛ぎゅう歩ほ戦せん術じゅつ

noun

snail's pace tactics; ox walk tactic

A political delaying tactic in the Japanese Diet where lawmakers walk extremely slowly when casting votes to stall proceedings. Literally 'ox walk tactic'.

• 野や党とうは牛ぎゅう歩ほ戦せん術じゅつを使つかって採さい決けつを遅おくらせた。

  The opposition party used snail's pace tactics to delay the vote.

• 牛ぎゅう歩ほ戦せん術じゅつは国こっ会かいでよく見みられる抵てい抗こう手しゅ段だんだ。

  The ox walk tactic is a common form of resistance seen in the Diet.