► 名詞
野党 [(1)やとう] meaning: party rank: 4
☆ 野党は法案に反対している ⇨ The non-ruling, opposition, parties are opposing the bill
More examples:
- 首相の発言は野党の怒りを買った ⇨ The prime minister’s remark caused indignations in the opposing party
- 野党は政府が資金を不正に流用したと糾弾した ⇨ The opposing party accused the government of illegal use of the fund
- 野党二党は同盟した ⇨ The two minority parties have joined forces
- 首相は野党に協力するよう働きかけた ⇨ The prime minister asked, tried to persuade, negotiated with, the opposition party to cooperate
- 野党は首相の提案に肯定的な姿勢を示した ⇨ The opposing party showed affirmative stance toward the prime minister’s proposal
- 野党は首相の方針を激しく批判した ⇨ The opposition party vehemently criticized the policy of the prime minister