否決

ひけつ

rejection, negation, voting down

What does 否決 mean?

否決 is a Japanese noun meaning rejection, negation, voting down in English. It is written as 否決 in kanji, ひけつ in hiragana, and hiketsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

議案はたぶん否決されるだろう。

The chances are that the bill will be rejected.