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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Kōken
"政府は新しい政策を規制するために公権を行使しました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Public authority or rights held by an individual or organization.
"The government exercised its kōken to regulate the new policy." - 2
The legal power or jurisdiction granted to an entity.
"The court's kōken was challenged in the higher judiciary."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'kōken' originates from the Japanese language, where it is written as 公権. It combines the characters for 'public' (公) and 'authority' (権), reflecting a historical context of governance and public rights in Japan, evolving in meaning to encompass various forms of public authority and rights in contemporary usage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kōken" is said worldwide
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Autorité publique
Transliteration: O-torité pub-lique
"Le gouvernement a exercé son autorité publique pour réglementer la nouvelle politique."
Öffentliche Autorität
Transliteration: Öffentliche Autorität
"Die Regierung hat ihre öffentliche Autorität genutzt, um die neue Politik zu regulieren."
Autorità pubblica
Transliteration: Autorità pubblica
"Il governo ha esercitato la sua autorità pubblica per regolare la nuova politica."
Autoridad pública
Transliteration: Autoridad pública
"El gobierno ejerció su autoridad pública para regular la nueva política."
Autoridade pública
Transliteration: Autoridade pública
"O governo exerceu sua autoridade pública para regular a nova política."
सार्वजनिक अधिकार
Transliteration: Sārvajanik adhikār
"सरकार ने नई नीति को विनियमित करने के लिए अपने सार्वजनिक अधिकार का प्रयोग किया।"
公共权力
Transliteration: Gōnggòng quánlì
"政府行使其公共权力来规范新政策。"
공공 권한
Transliteration: Gonggong gwonhan
"정부는 새로운 정책을 규제하기 위해 공공 권한을 행사했습니다."
公権
Transliteration: Kōken
"政府は新しい政策を規制するために公権を行使しました。"
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