地ち方ほう議ぎ員いん

noun

local assembly member; local legislator

Refers to an elected member of a prefectural, city, town, or village assembly in Japan. The term is neutral and commonly used in news and political contexts.

• 彼かれは市いちの地ち方ほう議ぎ員いんに立りっ候こう補ほした。

  He ran for a seat on the city's local assembly.

• 地ち方ほう議ぎ員いんの仕し事ごとは地ち域いきの声こえを行ぎょう政せいに届とどけることだ。

  The job of a local assembly member is to convey the voices of the community to the administration.