What does 与党 (yotou | よとう) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	与党
	is pronounced
	yotou \| よとう
	means
	(ruling) party in power, government

	Examples:
	与党は前の選挙で過半数を占めた。 yotō wa mae no senkyo de kahansū o shime ta. The government got their majority at the last election.
	与党は強引に税制法案を通過させた。 yotō wa gōin ni zeisei hōan o tsūka sa se ta. The ruling party pushed its tax bill through.
	今度の選挙では与党が勝ちそうだね。 kondo no senkyo de wa yotō ga kachi sō da ne. The sitting government is likely to win in the coming election. \| It looks like the party in power will win the upcoming election.
	小泉が与党自民党の新総裁に選出された。 koizumi ga yotō jimintō no shin sōsai ni senjutsu sa re ta. Mr Koizumi was elected the new president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
	与党は５時現在で５０議席確保している。 yotō wa go ji genzai de go zero giseki kakuho shi te iru. The ruling party has secured 50 seats as of 5 o'clock.
	与党は野党非難のキャンペーンを展開しています。 yotō wa yatō hinan no kyanpēn o tenkai shi te i masu. The ruling party is running a smear campaign against the opposition.
	与党の首脳たちは政治改革法案で知恵をしぼっています。 yotō no junō tachi wa seiji kaikaku hōan de chie o shibotte i masu. Party leaders are hammering out a proposal for political reform.
	与党は腐敗している、しかし野党だって同じようなものだ。 yotō wa fuhai shi te iru, shikashi yatō datte onaji yō na mono da. The party in power is corrupt, but the opposition is little better.
	与党は腐敗している、しかし野党だって同じようなものだ。 yotō wa fuhai shi te iru, shikashi yatō datte onaji yō na mono da. The party in power is corrupt, but the opposition isn't much better.
	安倍内閣は、自由民主党、公明党を与党とする連立内閣である。 abe naikaku wa, jiyūminjutō, kōmeitō o yotō to suru renritsu naikaku de aru. The Abe Cabinet is a coalition Cabinet where the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komei Party form the government.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org