議ぎ席せき

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈人ひと〉が議ぎ席せきを獲かく得とくするfor a candidate or party to win a seat

  その政せい党とうは選せん挙きょで多おおくの議ぎ席せきを獲かく得とくした。

  The party won many seats in the election.

• 過か半はん数すうの議ぎ席せきを占しめるto hold a majority of the seats

  与よ党とうは議ぎ会かいで過か半はん数すうの議ぎ席せきを占しめている。

  The ruling party holds a majority of the seats in the assembly.

• 議ぎ席せきを増ふやすto increase the number of seats (won)

  野や党とうは前ぜん回かいの選せん挙きょより議ぎ席せきを増ふやした。

  The opposition party increased its number of seats compared to the last election.

• 議ぎ席せきを減へらすto lose (reduce) seats in an election

  与よ党とうは今こん回かいの選せん挙きょで議ぎ席せきを減へらした。

  The ruling party lost seats in this election.

Expressions

• 議ぎ席せきを失うしなうlose a seat (in an election)
• 議ぎ席せきを奪うばうunseat someone in an election; defeat a sitting member