学生会(がくせいかい)

がくせいかい
noun
student association; university student government
1. student association; university student government
An organized association of students, especially the student government of a university or specialized school. Handles student-life activities, club support, and the school festival. The pre-university counterpart is 生徒会(せいとかい).
学生会(がくせいかい)に所属(しょぞく)している。
I belong to the student association.
学生会(がくせいかい)の役員(やくいん)選挙(せんきょ)が行(おこな)われた。
Elections for student association officers were held.
学生会(がくせいかい)は大学(だいがく)の文化祭(ぶんかさい)運営(うんえい)を担当(たんとう)している。
The student association is in charge of running the university festival.

学生(がくせい) (student, typically university level) + 会(かい) (association). Naming for university student government varies: some schools use 学生会(がくせいかい), others use 自治会(じちかい) ('self-government association'). Below university level, the standard term is 生徒会(せいとかい).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 学生会(がくせいかい)の役員(やくいん): student association officer
  • 学生会(がくせいかい)活動(かつどう): student association activities
  • 学生会(がくせいかい)選挙(せんきょ): student association election

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 生徒会(せいとかい): student council (junior high / high school)
  • 児童会(じどうかい): elementary school student council
  • 自治会(じちかい): self-government association — also a common name for university student government, and for local residents' associations
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