与党

よとう

government party, (ruling) party in power, government

What does 与党 mean?

与党 is a Japanese noun meaning government party, (ruling) party in power, government in English. It is written as 与党 in kanji, よとう in hiragana, and yotou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

与党は野党非難のキャンペーンを展開しています。

The ruling party is running a smear campaign against the opposition.