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ruling party
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. ruling party
  2. 2. government party
This noun refers to the ruling party or the political party currently in power in a government. It is the opposite of 野党 (やとう), which means the opposition party. You will frequently encounter this word in news articles about politics and government.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

That's exactly why the ruling party needs to choose its words carefully!

Sentence 2

My uncle insisted that "the ruling party is to blame for the bad economy."

Sentence 3

She was fuming, saying "the ruling party's approach is way too heavy-handed."

Sentence 4

"The ruling party backed down because of public pressure," the reporter said.

Sentence 5

My senior laughed and said, "the ruling party's PR people really have a way with words."