Nounmember of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress

Nouncongress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

Nounchair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbargument; discussion; dispute; controversy

Nounlegislative bill; measure · agenda item

Nounparliament; congress; diet · house (of parliament, etc.); chamber

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbresolution; decision; vote

Nounproceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)

Nounassembly hall; the House

Nounparliamentary seat

Nountopic of discussion; agenda

Nounassembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall

Nounrecord of proceedings; minutes

Nounprotocol

NounCommittee on Rules and Administration (Diet); House Steering Committee; Standing Committee for House Management

Nouncouncillor; councilor; legislator

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbagreement

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbfinishing discussion; closing a debate

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verbto consult (someone); to talk something over

NounDiet members' caucus; caucus of the Diet

NounCommittee on Rules and Administration (Diet); House Steering Committee; Standing Committee for House Management

Nounvoting right

NounCommittee on Rules and Administration (Diet)

Suru verb - special class, Transitive verbto consult someone; to talk something over

Nounhost country (e.g. for a meeting); chair country

Nounparliamentarism; parliamentary government

Nounobstruction of proceedings; filibuster

Nounauthority of the chair; power of the office of Speaker; power of the office of the President (of the House of Councillors)

Nounprivate member's bill; legislation introduced by a Diet member

Nounparliamentarism

Nounlegislative organ

Nounparliamentary privilege

Noundiverse arguments arising in great numbers

Noun, Suru verbdiscussion (argument) becoming heated; debate being in a ferment

Nounlegislators' pension (and retirement benefits)

Nounparliamentary election

Nounlower house (parliament, congress, diet)

Nounupper house; senate

NounDiet members caucus; caucus of the Diet

Nounagenda; calendar of proceedings; order of the day

NounDiet members' office building

Nounsecretary to a Diet member; secretary to a member of parliament

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' endingto bring up for discussion

Adverb (fukushi)after a heated discussion

Nounparliamentary system of government

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounroom for argument

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' endingto get into an argument; to come to discuss · to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' endingto lose a seat (in an election)

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' endingto unseat someone (in an election); to defeat a sitting member