Japanese word

野党

Pronunciation

Romajiyatō

与党と野党が法案について話し合います。yo tō to ya tō ga hō an ni tsu i te hana shi a i ma su

The ruling party and the opposition party discuss the bill.

選挙で野党が議席を増やしました。sen kyo de ya tō ga gi seki o fu ya shi ma shi ta

The opposition party gained seats in the election.

Refers to a party that is not part of the government and seeks to hold the governing party accountable.

反対党hantaitō: A political party that stands against the government and seeks to gain governing power.

与党に属さず、政府の方針を監視し対案を示す政党。yo tō ni zoku sa zu sei fu no hō shin o kan shi shi tai an o shime su sei tō

野党 (yatō) is a compound of 野 (ya, "field") and 党 (tō, "party or group"), with 野 taking the political sense of a non-governing position.

In many parliamentary systems, the largest non-governing party is called the official opposition, making opposition a standard political term rather than merely a general disagreement.