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野党共闘 (やとうきょうとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

野や党とう共きょう闘とう

Meanings

1

noun

united opposition front

Political term referring to cooperation among opposition parties, often in elections or legislative battles.

次つぎの選せん挙きょでは野や党とう共きょう闘とうが実じつ現げんするかもしれない。
A united opposition front may be realized in the next election.
野や党とう共きょう闘とうによって与よ党とうに対たい抗こうする。
They oppose the ruling party through a united opposition front.

Kanji

野plains, field, rustic
党party, faction, clique
共together, both, neither
闘

fight, war

Similar words

与よ党とう
与党 is the ruling party or coalition, while 野党共闘 refers to the cooperation of opposition parties against it.
野や党とう
野党 is a single opposition party; 野党共闘 is the collaborative effort of multiple opposition parties.

Etymology

Compound of 野党 (opposition party) and 共闘 (joint struggle). The term became common in Japanese political discourse in the 2010s.