市 議 会(しぎかい)

しぎかい

noun

city council; city assembly

1. city council; city assembly; the elected legislative body of a Japanese city

The elected legislative body of a Japanese 市(し) (city). City council members (市議会(しぎかい)議員(ぎいん)) debate local ordinances, approve the city's budget, and oversee the mayor's administration. Parallel bodies exist at other levels: 町議会(ちょうぎかい) for towns and 県議会(けんぎかい) for prefectures.

市議会(しぎかい)が始(はじ)まった。

The city council session has begun.

市議会(しぎかい)議員(ぎいん)の選挙(せんきょ)が来月(らいげつ)行(おこな)われる。

The city council election will be held next month.

新(あたら)しい条例(じょうれい)は市議会(しぎかい)で可決(かけつ)されて来年(らいねん)から施行(しこう)される。

The new ordinance was passed by the city council and will take effect next year.

Composed of 市(し) (city) and 議会(ぎかい) (assembly, council). Each Japanese city has its own 市議会(しぎかい), with the number of seats roughly proportional to population. Council members serve four-year terms and work alongside — and often in tension with — the separately elected 市長(しちょう) (mayor).

Common collocations

市議会(しぎかい)議員(ぎいん): city council member
市議会(しぎかい)選挙(せんきょ): city council election
市議会(しぎかい)で可決(かけつ)する: to be passed by the city council
市議会(しぎかい)で否決(ひけつ)する: to be rejected by the city council
市議会(しぎかい)議長(ぎちょう): chairperson of the city council

Related words

議会(ぎかい): assembly, legislature (the general term at any level)
町議会(ちょうぎかい): town council (for a 町(まち), a smaller municipality)
村議会(そんぎかい): village council
区議会(くぎかい): ward council (for the 23 special wards of Tokyo)
県議会(けんぎかい): prefectural assembly
国会(こっかい): National Diet (the national parliament)

Related Words

Related: 国会(こっかい) (National Diet)

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