否決 (ひけつ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

否決 (ひけつ) means rejection / voting down.

See example sentences below.

否決 at a glance

否決

ひけつhiketsu

N1noun

rejection / voting down

否決ひけつhiketsuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

rejection / voting down

Example 1

その提案は会議で否決された。

Translation

That proposal was voted down at the meeting.

Example 2

法案が否決された理由を説明してください。

Translation

Please explain the reason why the bill was rejected.