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院政
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 院政.
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Historical term
cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors
Examples
その会社では、会長が院政を敷いていて、社長はお飾りにすぎない。
The "retired" president of that company runs the whole show from behind the scenes, so the current president is nothing but a figurehead.
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