Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 議ぎ 員いん に 当とう 選せん する for someone to be elected as an assembly member
He was elected as an assembly member in last month's election.
議ぎ 員いん に 立りっ 候こう 補ほ する to run as a candidate for an assembly seat
She decided to run as a candidate for city council member.
議ぎ 員いん を 辞じ 職しょく する to resign as an assembly member
After the scandal, he resigned as an assembly member.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 議ぎ 員いん として 質しつ 問もん する to question someone in one's capacity as an assembly member
As an assembly member, he questioned the mayor.
Kanji 議 deliberation, consultation, debate 員 employee, member, number Related words 政治家 is a broad term for anyone involved in politics, while 議員 specifically means an elected member of a legislative assembly.
代議士 usually refers specifically to a member of the House of Representatives, whereas 議員 is the neutral, general term for any assembly member.
国会議員 specifies a member of Japan's National Diet, while 議員 can refer to a member of any legislative body, national or local.
Don't confuse with 議院 (same reading as 議員 ) means the legislative chamber or house itself, not a person, unlike 議員 which refers to the individual member.
委員 means a committee member (e.g. on a school or corporate committee), while 議員 specifically means a member of a legislative assembly.
議長 is the single officer who presides over and directs a meeting, while 議員 refers to any ordinary member of the assembly.
議員 is an elected member of a legislature (like a Diet member), while 党員 is simply a registered member of a political party, elected or not.
Counted with The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり ), 二人 (ふたり ), 三人 (さんにん ).
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様 ).
Word family· 36 Show 6 more Show fewer senator; member of the upper house
member of the lower house; congressman/congresswoman; representative; MP
ruling party Diet member; governing party legislator
hereditary Diet member; second-generation politician
second-generation Diet member; hereditary politician
ward assembly member
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Etymology Compound of 議 (deliberation, council) and 員 (member, personnel). The kanji combination directly conveys 'member of a deliberative assembly'.
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