可決
かけつ · kaketsu · JLPT N2 · noun
blessing
🗳️ 可 (permit) + 決 (decide) = a vote that permits: approval of a motion or bill
可 means permit and 決 means decide, so 可決 is a body deciding to permit a motion or bill. Its opposite is 否決 (否 = no), rejection.
可 — mouth 口 + breath marker 丁 (modified)
可 originally depicted a mouth (口) with a curved stroke suggesting exhaled breath or speech, conveying approval or assent. From this came the meaning 'to permit' or 'can,' as granting permission was expressed verbally. Today it broadly means 'may,' 'can,' or 'approve.'