協議会(きょうぎかい)

きょうぎかい
noun
council; conference; consultative body
1. council; conference; consultative body
a meeting or organized body formed for discussion and consultation on a specific matter; a council or committee that brings together stakeholders to deliberate
協議会(きょうぎかい)が開(ひら)かれた。
A council meeting was held.
地域(ちいき)の安全(あんぜん)対策(たいさく)協議会(きょうぎかい)に参加(さんか)した。
I participated in the regional safety measures council.
環境(かんきょう)問題(もんだい)について話(はな)し合(あ)う協議会(きょうぎかい)が来月(らいげつ)設立(せつりつ)される予定(よてい)だ。
A council to discuss environmental issues is scheduled to be established next month.

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).

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