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dangwai

/dɑŋˈwaɪ/

dangwai proper noun: outside the party.

Proper noun

dangwai

  1. (Taiwan) outside the party
    • The evolution of Taiwan’s democracy — starting with the dangwai (黨外, “outside the party”) political movement during the 1970s and 1980s, the formation of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 1986 and the party’s ascent to government in 2000 — was a long and thorny path involving contributions...2021 November 14, Min-yung (李敏勇) Lee, “DPP must outgrow era of infighting”, in Taipei Times, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2021
    • During the latter part of Taiwan's authoritarian period, social protest movements arose that complemented the periodic efforts of the political opposition- the dangwai-to open the political system. One of the most prominent movements occurred in the town of Lukang in Changhua County in 1986.2021, Richard C. Bush, Difficult Choices: Taiwan's Quest for Security and the Good Life, Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 274

Origin of dangwai

From Mandarin 黨外/党外 (dǎngwài).

Questions about dangwai

What does dangwai mean?
Dangwai means outside the party.
What part of speech is dangwai?
Dangwai is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce dangwai?
Dangwai is pronounced /dɑŋˈwaɪ/.

Words near dangwai in the dictionary

  1. dangos
  2. Dangriga
  3. dangs
  4. Dangtu
  5. Dangun
  6. dangwai
  7. Dangyang
  8. Dangzai
  9. Dangé-Saint-Romain
  10. Danh
  11. Danhs

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