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total effort; full force; combined strength
The combined power, resources, or effort of an entire group or organization. Often used to describe mobilizing everything available to tackle a challenge.
総力を挙げて取り組む。
To tackle something with all-out effort.
会社の総力を結集してプロジェクトに臨んだ。
We brought together the company's full resources to tackle the project.
被災地の復旧に向けて、政府は総力を挙げた対応を約束した。
The government promised an all-out response toward the recovery of the disaster-stricken area.
The combined total of all available power, effort, or resources. Composed of 総 (total/all) + 力 (power/force). Implies mobilizing everything an organization or group has.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 総力を挙げる: to make an all-out effort
- 総力を結集する: to rally all forces; to pool all resources
- 総力戦: total war; all-out war
- 総力特集: comprehensive special feature (in media)
USAGE:
The expression 総力を挙げて is the most common usage pattern, appearing in political speeches, corporate announcements, and news reports about major initiatives or crises. 総力戦 is a historical term used for wars involving the mobilization of an entire nation's resources, particularly World War I and II.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 全力: full effort, full strength — refers to one individual or entity's maximum effort
- 総動員: total mobilization — specifically about mobilizing personnel or resources