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代議士 (daigishi) Japanese meaning: parliamentarian | Kotomora
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He has long been active as a Diet member elected from his local district.
The Diet Members' Office Building houses many parliamentary offices.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 代だい 議ぎ 士し になる for someone to become a Diet member
He won the election and became a Diet member.
代だい 議ぎ 士し に 立りっ 候こう 補ほ する to run as a candidate for Diet member
代だい 議ぎ 士し を 務つと める to serve as a Diet member
My grandfather served as a Diet member for many years.
Kanji 代 substitute, change, convert 議 deliberation, consultation, debate 士 gentleman, scholar, samurai Related words 国会議員 is the everyday, neutral term for a Diet member, while 代議士 carries a more traditional or formal nuance and usually implies the House of Representatives.
議員 is a general term for any assembly member at any level of government, whereas 代議士 specifically refers to a member of the national Diet.
政治家 broadly means 'politician' and covers anyone active in politics, while 代議士 specifically denotes an elected Diet member.
Don't confuse with 代議員 refers to a delegate sent to represent others at a convention or assembly, while 代議士 specifically means an elected member of the national Diet.
代議 is the abstract act of representing others in an assembly, while 代議士 is the concrete noun for a person (a Diet member) who performs that representation.
Etymology From 代 (representative) + 議 (deliberation) + 士 (person of status). The term was adopted in the Meiji era to refer to members of the Imperial Diet and continues to be used for members of the modern National Diet.
She plans to run for a Diet seat in the next election.
