What does 可決 (kaketsu | かけつ) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	可決
	is pronounced
	kaketsu \| かけつ
	means
	approval, adoption (e.g. motion, bill), passage

	Examples:
	動議は発声投票で可決した。 dōgi wa hassei tōhyō de kaketsu shi ta. The motion was carried by acclamation.
	委員会はその議案を可決した。 īn kai wa sono gian o kaketsu shi ta. The committee passed the bill.
	その税法案は昨日可決された。 sono zeihō an wa kinō kaketsu sa re ta. The tax bill was passed yesterday.
	法案はまず可決されないだろう。 hōan wa mazu kaketsu sa re nai daro u. The bill will never go through.
	議案は圧倒的多数で可決された。 gian wa attōteki tasū de kaketsu sa re ta. The bill was passed by an overwhelming majority.
	その法案は土壇場になって可決された。 sono hōan wa dotanba ni natte kaketsu sa re ta. The bill passed at the last moment.
	下院議員はその法案を委員会で強引に可決させました。 kain gīn wa sono hōan o īn kai de gōin ni kaketsu sa se mashi ta. The Congressmen rammed the bill through committee.
	社会党の猛烈な反対にもかかわらず、その議案は過半数で可決された。 shakaitō no mōretsu na hantai ni mo kakawara zu, sono gian wa kahansū de kaketsu sa re ta. The bill was passed by a majority, although the Socialist Party was strongly opposed to it.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org