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否決ひけつ

hiketsu

rejection (of bill)

N1

How to remember this word

When you meet 否決 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “rejection (of bill)” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.

Example sentences

Example 1

sono teian wa gikai de hiketsu saremashita.

The proposal was rejected by the assembly.

Example 2

iinkai de no hiketsu o ukete, teian wa ichi kara nerinaosu koto ni narimashita.

Following the rejection in committee, the proposal will be reworked from scratch.