協議会(きょうぎかい)

Refers to both the meeting itself and the standing body or organization formed for ongoing consultation. Very common in government, civic, and organizational contexts in Japan. Many official advisory bodies at local and national levels are named 協議会(きょうぎかい).

Common collocations

• 協議会(きょうぎかい)を開(ひら)く: to hold a council meeting
• 協議会(きょうぎかい)を設置(せっち)する: to establish a council
• 協議会(きょうぎかい)の委員(いいん): council member
• 対策(たいさく)協議会(きょうぎかい): countermeasures council
• 連絡(れんらく)協議会(きょうぎかい): liaison council

Similar words

• 委員会(いいんかい): committee — typically a more formal decision-making body with fixed membership
• 審議会(しんぎかい): deliberative council — a government advisory body that reviews and recommends policy
• 会議(かいぎ): meeting, conference — the general word for any meeting; less formal and organizational than 協議会(きょうぎかい)

Etymology

Composed of 協議(きょうぎ) (consultation, deliberation) + 会(かい) (meeting, association).