採決

• 読み: さいけつ
• ローマ字: saiketsu
• 漢字の分解: 採 (sai) — pick, gather, adopt; 決 (ketsu) — decide, determine
• 発音: /sai.ke.tsɯ/

意味

Vote; ballot; putting a matter to a vote. The act of voting on a proposal or motion in a formal assembly.

A noun and suru-verb referring to the act of taking a vote on a proposal in a legislative body or formal meeting. Distinguished from 投票 (touhyou, general voting/balloting) — 採決 specifically refers to the procedural act of putting a matter to a vote in parliament or a committee. Often used with 強行 (kyoukou, forced) to describe controversial forced votes: 強行採決 (kyoukou saiketsu).

例文

1. 法案の採決が明日行われる予定だ。
2. 議長は採決を求めたが、野党が反対した。
3. 多数決で採決が行われ、賛成が過半数を超えた。

使い方ガイド

場面: parliament, legislation, meetings

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 採 (sai, pick/adopt) + 決 (ketsu, decide/determine). Literally 'to pick and decide' — determining the outcome by collecting votes.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal