自民党(じみんとう)

じみんとう
noun
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
1. Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Japan's main conservative political party, abbreviated from 自由民主党(じゆうみんしゅとう). It has governed Japan for most of the postwar era.
自民党(じみんとう)が選挙(せんきょ)に勝(か)った。
The LDP won the election.
彼(かれ)は自民党(じみんとう)の議員(ぎいん)だ。
He is an LDP Diet member.
自民党(じみんとう)は長(なが)い間(あいだ)政権(せいけん)を握(にぎ)ってきた。
The LDP has held power for a long time.

Abbreviation of 自由民主党(じゆうみんしゅとう) (Liberal Democratic Party), Japan's largest conservative political party. Founded in 1955, it has been the dominant party in government for most of the postwar period.

RELATED WORDS:

  • 政党(せいとう): political party
  • 与党(よとう): the ruling party — which the 自民党(じみんとう) has usually been
  • 野党(やとう): the opposition party
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