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同調: conformity, alignment, agreement, sympathy, following suit | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

同調(どうちょう)

どうちょう

conformity, alignment, agreement, sympathy, following suit

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彼(かれ)は周囲(しゅうい)の意見(いけん)に安易(あんい)に同調(どうちょう)しなかった。
He did not readily conform to the opinions of those around him.
専門家(せんもんか)の警告(けいこく)に同調(どうちょう)する声(こえ)が次第(しだい)に増(ふ)えていった。
Voices agreeing with the experts' warning gradually increased.

不正(ふせい)を黙認(もくにん)する風潮(ふうちょう)に同調(どうちょう)するわけにはいかない。

I cannot go along with the prevailing tendency to turn a blind eye to wrongdoing.

彼女(かのじょ)は部長(ぶちょう)の提案(ていあん)に同調(どうちょう)し、計画(けいかく)の見直(みなお)しを求(もと)めた。

She aligned herself with the department manager's proposal and called for a review of the plan.