city councillor; city assembly member
Abbreviation of 市議会議員. Used for elected members of a city council or assembly.
See also: 市議会議員
He ran for city council.
The term of a city councillor is four years.
She was elected as a city councillor in last month's election.
My father served as a city councillor for ten years.
He intends to run for city councillor in the next election.
市議 refers to a city assembly member, whereas 県議 is the analogous abbreviation for a prefectural assembly member.
区議 is an elected member of a ward assembly, while 市議 is the equivalent for a city assembly.
city council
Abbreviation of 市議会議員 (city assembly member), formed from 市 (city) and 議 (deliberation/council).