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公約

こうやく

campaign pledge

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Examples

  1. 候補者が減税を公約した。

    こうほしゃがげんぜいをこうやくした。

    The candidate pledged to cut taxes.

  2. 公約を守らない政治家が多い。

    こうやくをまもらないせいじかがおおい。

    Many politicians fail to keep their pledges.

  3. 選挙公約の実現率を市民団体が調べた。

    せんきょこうやくのじつげんりつをしみんだんたいがしらべた。

    A civic group examined how many of the election pledges had actually been delivered.

  4. 四年前の公約は、結局ほとんど果たされないままだった。

    よねんまえのこうやくは、けっきょくほとんどはたされないままだった。

    In the end, hardly any of the pledges made four years ago were fulfilled.

Common patterns

公約を掲げる
to put forward a pledge
公約を守る
to keep a pledge
選挙公約
election pledge

Memory tip

公 (public) + 約 (promise): a promise made in public, so it belongs to politicians and candidates rather than to private life. A promise between two people is 約束; 公約 is one you can be held to by the electorate.

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