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政局

せいきょく

political situation

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Examples

  1. 政局が不安定だ。

    せいきょくがふあんていだ。

    The political situation is unstable.

  2. 政局は混迷を深めている。

    せいきょくはこんめいをふかめている。

    The political situation is growing more confused.

  3. 与党の分裂で政局は一気に流動化した。

    よとうのぶんれつでせいきょくはいっきにりゅうどうかした。

    With the ruling party splitting, the political situation became fluid overnight.

  4. 首相の辞任表明を受けて、政局は大きく動き始めた。

    しゅしょうのじにんひょうめいをうけて、せいきょくはおおきくうごきはじめた。

    Following the prime minister's announcement that he would resign, the political landscape began to shift dramatically.

Common patterns

政局が緊迫する
for the political situation to grow tense
政局の混乱
political turmoil
政局運営
management of the political situation

Memory tip

政局 is the state of play in politics — who is up, who is down, whether a government can survive. Keep it apart from 政治 (politics in general) and 政策 (policy); commentators use 政局 for the power game itself, often disapprovingly, as in 政局に利用する.

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