衆議院(しゅうぎいん)

しゅうぎいん
noun
House of Representatives
formal
See also: 参議院(さんぎいん) (upper house)
1. House of Representatives, lower house of the Japanese parliament
The lower chamber of the National Diet (parliament) of Japan. It has greater legislative power than the House of Councillors, including the ability to override the upper house and the power to choose the Prime Minister.
衆議院(しゅうぎいん)が解散(かいさん)された。
The House of Representatives was dissolved.
衆議院(しゅうぎいん)選挙(せんきょ)は来月(らいげつ)行(おこな)われる予定(よてい)だ。
The House of Representatives election is scheduled for next month.
その法案(ほうあん)は衆議院(しゅうぎいん)で可決(かけつ)されたが、参議院(さんぎいん)では否決(ひけつ)された。
The bill was passed by the House of Representatives but rejected by the House of Councillors.

Usage

The Japanese parliament (国会(こっかい)) consists of two chambers: the 衆議院(しゅうぎいん) (House of Representatives, lower house) and the 参議院(さんぎいん) (House of Councillors, upper house). The 衆議院(しゅうぎいん) has 優越(ゆうえつ) (supremacy) in matters such as budget approval and treaty ratification. Members serve four-year terms, but the chamber can be dissolved for snap elections.

Common collocations

  • 衆議院(しゅうぎいん)議員(ぎいん): member of the House of Representatives
  • 衆議院(しゅうぎいん)選挙(せんきょ): House of Representatives election
  • 衆議院(しゅうぎいん)の解散(かいさん): dissolution of the House of Representatives
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