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Japanese
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| 政權交代 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Compound of 政権 (seiken, “regime, administration”) + 交代 (kōtai, “change, shift, alternation, replacement”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
政権交代 • (seiken kōtai) ←せいけんかうたい (seikenkautai)?
- a change in the political party that holds power
Usage notes
In the context of internal Japanese politics, this refers to a regime change between the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and a non-LDP party. The LDP has been the dominant party in Japan, making it an historical event for another party to come into power.
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