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TOPIK 6noun

집권당

jipgwondang [집꿘당]

집권당이 · 집권당을

ruling party, party in power

Example

집권당이 이번 선거에서 과반 의석을 잃었습니다.

The ruling party lost its majority of seats in this election.

Word parts

집 hold권 power당 party

Literally 'the party holding power'.

Good to know

In everyday news 여당 is the more common word for the ruling party.