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綱領 (こうりょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Usage patterns 〈 組そ 織しき 〉 の 綱こう 領りょう を 採さい 択たく する for an organization to adopt a platform/mission statement
The party adopted a new platform at its convention.
綱こう 領りょう を 制せい 定てい する to establish or draft a platform/mission statement
The union established its platform when it was formed.
綱こう 領りょう に 基もと づく to be based on a platform/set of principles
This activity is based on the party's platform.
Kanji 綱 hawser, class (genus), rope 領 jurisdiction, dominion, territory Related words 方針 is a general term for a policy or course of action, while 綱領 is a formal, often codified set of principles adopted by a party or organization.
マニフェスト is a loanword for a detailed public policy declaration with a modern, Western political flavor, whereas 綱領 is the traditional Japanese term for an organization's core platform.
政策 refers to specific policies or measures, while 綱領 is the broader statement of fundamental principles that such policies are based on.
憲章 is a charter often used for international or foundational declarations, while 綱領 typically applies to a party's or group's own platform.
綱領 specifically denotes a political party's or organization's declared platform, whereas 大綱 is used more generally for the fundamental principles of any policy or plan.
Etymology From Chinese 綱領 (gānglǐng), meaning 'guiding principle' or 'outline'. The characters 綱 (rope, guiding principle) and 領 (territory, main point) combine to convey the idea of a fundamental framework.
