Vocabulary

What does 否決 (ひけつ, hiketsu) mean?

否決 (ひけつ, hiketsu) means rejection, vote against.

Quick facts
Reading	ひけつ
Romaji	hiketsu
Part of speech	noun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

否決ひけつ

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhiketsu

rejection, vote against

1noun · suru verb · transitive rejection; negation; voting down

Example sentences

その法案(ほうあん)は議会(ぎかい)で否決(ひけつ)された。
That bill was rejected by the parliament.
提案(ていあん)は全会一致(ぜんかいいっち)で否決(ひけつ)された。
The proposal was rejected unanimously.

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