閣議(かくぎ)

かくぎ
noun
cabinet meeting; cabinet decision
1. cabinet meeting; cabinet session
A meeting of the cabinet ministers of a government. In Japan, cabinet meetings are held regularly (usually twice a week) and all cabinet decisions require unanimous agreement.
閣議(かくぎ)で決定(けってい)された。
It was decided at a cabinet meeting.
閣議(かくぎ)決定(けってい)を受(う)けて法案(ほうあん)が提出(ていしゅつ)された。
A bill was submitted following the cabinet decision.
政府(せいふ)は今朝(けさ)の閣議(かくぎ)で新(あら)たな経済(けいざい)対策(たいさく)を正式(せいしき)に決定(けってい)した。
The government officially decided on new economic measures at this morning's cabinet meeting.

Composed of 閣(かく) (cabinet) and 議(ぎ) (deliberation). A key term in Japanese political news. The Japanese cabinet (内閣(ないかく)) holds regular meetings, and decisions made there (閣議決定(かくぎけってい)) carry the weight of government policy.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 閣議(かくぎ)決定(けってい): cabinet decision
  • 閣議(かくぎ)を開(ひら)く: to hold a cabinet meeting
  • 閣議(かくぎ)で了承(りょうしょう)する: to approve at a cabinet meeting
  • 閣議(かくぎ)了解(りょうかい): cabinet understanding/agreement
  • 臨時(りんじ)閣議(かくぎ): extraordinary cabinet meeting

RELATED TERMS:

  • 内閣(ないかく): cabinet — the governing body itself
  • 国会(こっかい): National Diet/parliament — the legislative body, distinct from the cabinet
  • 閣僚(かくりょう): cabinet minister — a member of the cabinet
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