議長(ぎちょう) ぎちょう noun chairman, chairperson, speaker occupation 1. chairman, chairperson The person who presides over a meeting or assembly. 議長(ぎちょう)が会議(かいぎ)を進行(しんこう)する。🔊 The chairman conducts the meeting. 議長(ぎちょう)に選(えら)ばれた。🔊 I was elected chairman. 議長(ぎちょう)が発言(はつげん)を求(もと)めた。🔊 The chairman asked for comments. 委員会(いいんかい)の議長(ぎちょう)として、各(かく)メンバーの意見(いけん)をまとめる役割(やくわり)を担(にな)っている。🔊 As the committee chairman, I have the role of summarizing each member's opinions. 会議(かいぎ)が長引(ながび)いたので、議長(ぎちょう)が休憩(きゅうけい)を提案(ていあん)した。🔊 Since the meeting was running long, the chairman proposed a break. 2. speaker (of parliament) The presiding officer of a legislative body. 衆議院(しゅうぎいん)議長(ぎちょう)。🔊 Speaker of the House of Representatives. 参議院(さんぎいん)議長(ぎちょう)。🔊 Speaker of the House of Councillors. 議長(ぎちょう)が議場(ぎじょう)の秩序(ちつじょ)を保(たも)つ。🔊 The speaker maintains order in the chamber. 国会(こっかい)では、議長(ぎちょう)が法案(ほうあん)の採決(さいけつ)を行(おこな)う。🔊 In the Diet, the speaker conducts the voting on bills. 議長(ぎちょう)は議会(ぎかい)の中立(ちゅうりつ)を保(たも)つため、党派(とうは)に属(ぞく)さないことが求(もと)められる。🔊 The speaker is required to remain non-partisan in order to maintain the neutrality of the assembly. 議長(ぎちょう) presides over meetings or assemblies.Usage会議(かいぎ)の議長(ぎちょう) (meeting chairman)国会(こっかい)議長(ぎちょう) (Diet speaker)衆議院(しゅうぎいん)議長(ぎちょう) (House of Representatives speaker)参議院(さんぎいん)議長(ぎちょう) (House of Councillors speaker)Common patterns議長(ぎちょう)を務(つと)める (to serve as chairman)議長(ぎちょう)に選出(せんしゅつ)される (to be elected chairman)議長(ぎちょう)が指名(しめい)する (the chairman designates) Related Words Related: 議会(ぎかい) (parliament) Related: 委員長(いいんちょう) (chairperson) Compare: 理事長(りじちょう) (chairperson) core Added 2026.1.11 16:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02 02500/02681_gichou