選挙の結果その党は政権の一角を占めた。

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選挙の結果その党は政権の一角を占めた。

English Translation

The election gave the party a role in the government.

Furigana

選挙(せんきょ)の結果(けっか)その党(とう)は政権(せいけん)の一角(いっかく)を占(し)めた。

Romanji

Senkyo no kekka sono tō wa seiken no ikkaku o shimeta.

Words

選挙 (せんきょ)

election

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

結果 (けっか)

result; consequence; outcome; effect; coming to fruition; bearing fruit

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

党 (とう)

party (political); faction; -ite

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

政権 (せいけん)

(political) administration; political power

一角 (いっかく、イッカク)

corner; section; point; part; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

占める (しめる)

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up