とう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. ruling party; government party; party in power; government
Kanji used
bestow upon
political party
Pitch accent
とう
とう
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
lawmakers from the ruling parties; government member of parliament
ruling coalition party
Examples (3 in total)
The sitting government is likely to win in the coming election.
The party in power is corrupt, but the opposition is little better.
Mr Koizumi was elected the new president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.