自治会
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Meanings
1
neighborhood council; residents' association
A local community organization that handles neighborhood affairs, events, and communication with local government.
There will be a general meeting of the neighborhood council next month.
I'm going to collect the residents' association fees.
2
Used in compounds like 学生自治会 (がくせいじちかい) for a student self-governing body.
See also: 学生自治会 (がくせいじちかい)
I ran for a position on the student council.