政府は大衆の圧力に屈する事を拒否した。

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政府は大衆の圧力に屈する事を拒否した。

English Translation

The government refuses to bow to public pressure.

Furigana

政府(せいふ)は大衆(たいしゅう)の圧力(あつりょく)に屈(くっ)する事(こと)を拒否(きょひ)した。

Romanji

Seifu wa taishū no atsuryoku ni kussuru koto o kyohishita.

Words

政府 (せいふ)

government; administration

は (は)

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

大衆 (たいしゅう)

general public; the masses

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

圧力 (あつりょく)

pressure; stress; coercion; arm-twisting

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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.

拒否 (きょひ)

denial; veto; rejection; refusal