議ぎ定てい書しょ

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Meanings

Refers to an official document recording the terms of an international agreement, similar to a treaty but often supplementary or less formal.

両りょう国こくは環かん境きょう保ほ護ごに関かんする議ぎ定てい書しょに署しょ名めいした。
The two countries signed a protocol on environmental protection.

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Usage patterns

議ぎ定てい書しょを採さい択たくするto adopt a protocol
1997年ねんに京きょう都と議ぎ定てい書しょが採さい択たくされた。
The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997.
議ぎ定てい書しょに調ちょう印いんするto sign a protocol
各かっ国こくの代だい表ひょうが議ぎ定てい書しょに調ちょう印いんした。
Representatives of each country signed the protocol.
議ぎ定てい書しょを批ひ准じゅんするto ratify a protocol
日本にほんはこの議ぎ定てい書しょを批ひ准じゅんしていない。
Japan has not ratified this protocol.
議ぎ定てい書しょが発はっ効こうするfor a protocol to take effect
その議ぎ定てい書しょは来らい年ねん発はっ効こうする予よ定ていだ。
The protocol is scheduled to take effect next year.

Kanji

議deliberation, consultation, debate
定determine, fix, establish
書write

Related words

条じょう約やくN2
条約 is a formal treaty, while 議定書 is a protocol that often supplements or amends a treaty.
協きょう定ていN1
協定 is a general agreement or accord between parties, whereas 議定書 specifically denotes the formal written document recording such terms.
覚おぼえ書がき
覚書 is a more informal memorandum recording an understanding, while 議定書 is a formal, often legally binding international document.
プロトコル
議定書 refers specifically to a formal diplomatic treaty document, while プロトコル is a broader loanword that can also mean this in diplomatic contexts.

Don't confuse with

議ぎ事じ録ろく
議事録 is the minutes of a meeting recording discussion, while 議定書 is a formal treaty-like document recording agreed terms.

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議ぎ定てい+書しょ

Etymology

Compound of 議定 (agreement, decision) and 書 (document). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern Japanese for international protocols.