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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

多た数すう決けつ

tasuuketsu

majority vote, majority rule

Example sentences

  1. 多数決たすうけつ原理げんりが民主主義みんしゅしゅぎの根本原則こんぽんげんそくだ。

    Majority rule is a basic principle of democracy.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 学級会がっきゅうかいで出でた意見いけんが多数決たすうけつで採用さいようされた。

    A suggestion made at the class meeting was adopted by majority vote.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

  3. 色々いろいろな意見いけんを聞きいて、最終的さいしゅうてきには多数決たすうけつで決きめることにしました。

    We decided to hear various opinions and then make the final decision by majority vote.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

Kanji in 多数決

  • 多many; frequentOnタKunおおい・まさに・まさる
  • 数number; strengthOnスウ・ス・サクKunかず・かぞえる・しばしば
  • 決decide; fixOnケツKunきめる・きまる・さく

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