党の主な方針を守らない政治家は、だれしも反逆分子として、烙印を押されるだろう。

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English Translation

Any politician who does not toe the main party line would be branded a renegade.

Furigana

党(とう)の主(おも)な方針(ほうしん)を守(まも)らない政治家(せいじか)は、だれしも反逆(はんぎゃく)分子(ぶんし)として、烙印(らくいん)を押(お)されるだろう。

Romanji

Tō no omona hōshin o mamoranai seijika wa, dare shimo hangyaku bunshi toshite, rakuin o osareru darou.

Words

党 (とう)

party (political); faction; -ite

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

主 (おも)

chief; main; principal; important; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

方針 (ほうしん)

objective; plan; policy

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.

守る (まもる)

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

政治家 (せいじか)

politician; statesman

は (は)

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

誰 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

下 (しも)

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); urine; menses; end; far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan); dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)

反逆 (はんぎゃく)

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

分子 (ぶんし)

numerator; molecule; member; element

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

烙印 (らくいん)

mark; brand; stigma; branding iron

押す (おす)

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf); to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress; to push (events along); to advance (a plan); to do in spite of ...; to do even though ...; to force; to make sure; to be pressed for time; to advance troops; to attack; (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative