ヤトウ
Meanings
Noun
1. opposition party; the opposition
Pitch accent
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Composed of
plain; field; being outside the government; non-governmental sphere; private sector
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
opposition Diet member; member of parliament in an opposition party
leading opposition party; main opposition party; largest opposition party
opposition alliance
Examples (6 in total)
The policy of the government was criticized by the opposition party.
The opposition is trying to bring down the cabinet.
The opposition party put forward a bill to reduce income tax.
The government tried to suppress all opposition parties.
The party in power is corrupt, but the opposition is little better.
The Prime Minister's speech was calculated to anger the opposition parties.