支持率(しじりつ)

しじりつ
noun
approval rating; support rate
1. approval rating; support rate
The percentage of people who support or approve of a political leader, party, or policy. A key metric in political polling and news reporting.
内閣(ないかく)支持率(しじりつ)が下(さ)がった。
The cabinet approval rating dropped.
最新(さいしん)の世論調査(よろんちょうさ)で支持率(しじりつ)は30%だった。
In the latest public opinion poll, the approval rating was 30%.
政権(せいけん)の支持率(しじりつ)が急落(きゅうらく)したため、首相(しゅしょう)は内閣改造(ないかくかいぞう)に踏(ふ)み切(き)った。
Because the administration's approval rating plummeted, the prime minister decided on a cabinet reshuffle.

USAGE:
A staple of Japanese political news. NHK, major newspapers, and other media regularly publish 内閣(ないかく)支持率(しじりつ) surveys. Also used for political parties and individual politicians.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 内閣(ないかく)支持率(しじりつ) (cabinet approval rating)
  • 政党(せいとう)支持率(しじりつ) (party support rate)
  • 支持率(しじりつ)が上(あ)がる/下(さ)がる (approval rating goes up/down)
  • 支持率(しじりつ)調査(ちょうさ) (approval rating survey)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 不支持率(ふしじりつ): disapproval rating — the opposite metric, often reported alongside
  • 投票率(とうひょうりつ): voter turnout — the percentage of eligible voters who actually voted
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