政 党(せいとう)政 治(せいじ)

せいとうせいじ

noun

party politics; party-based government

1. party politics; party-based government

A system of government in which political parties compete for power and govern based on their platforms. The fundamental mechanism of modern parliamentary democracies.

日本(にほん)の政党(せいとう)政治(せいじ)は長(なが)い歴史(れきし)を持(も)つ。

Party politics in Japan has a long history.

政党(せいとう)政治(せいじ)に対(たい)する不信感(ふしんかん)が高(たか)まっている。

Distrust toward party politics is growing.

健全(けんぜん)な政党(せいとう)政治(せいじ)のためには野党(やとう)の役割(やくわり)も重要(じゅうよう)だ。

For healthy party politics, the role of opposition parties is also important.

A compound of 政党(せいとう) (political party) and 政治(せいじ) (politics; government). Refers to the system in which organized political parties play the central role in governance. Japan's modern party politics began in the Meiji era with the Freedom and People's Rights Movement.

Common collocations

政党(せいとう)政治(せいじ)の発展(はってん): development of party politics
政党(せいとう)政治(せいじ)に対(たい)する不信(ふしん): distrust of party politics
健全(けんぜん)な政党(せいとう)政治(せいじ): healthy party politics
二大(にだい)政党(せいとう)政治(せいじ): two-party politics

Similar words

議会(ぎかい)政治(せいじ): parliamentary politics — focuses on the institution of parliament
民主(みんしゅ)政治(せいじ): democratic politics — broader concept of governance by the people
官僚(かんりょう)政治(せいじ): bureaucratic government — governance by unelected officials, often contrasted with party politics

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