都と議ぎ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member; metropolitan assembly member

A political noun used especially in news reporting. In practice, 都 usually points to 東京都, so 都議 means a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly; the full form is 都議会議員.

彼かれは新しん宿じゅく区く選せん出しゅつの都と議ぎだ。
He is a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member elected from Shinjuku Ward.
都と議ぎが新あたらしい条じょう例れい案あんに賛さん成せいした。
The metropolitan assembly member supported the new ordinance bill.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が都と議ぎに当とう選せんするfor someone to be elected as a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member
彼かの女じょは先せん月げつの選せん挙きょで都と議ぎに当とう選せんした。
She was elected as a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member in last month's election.
都と議ぎを務つとめるto serve as a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member
彼かれは十じゅう年ねん以い上じょう都と議ぎを務つとめている。
He has served as a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member for over ten years.

Kanji

都metropolis, capital, all
議deliberation, consultation, debate

Related words

都と議ぎ会かい
都議会 refers to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly itself, while 都議 refers to an individual member of that assembly.
区く議ぎ
区議 represents a ward-level assembly member, whereas 都議 represents a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, a higher level of government.

Don't confuse with

県けん議ぎ
都議 is a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, whereas 県議 is a member of a prefectural assembly in one of Japan's other prefectures.
市し議ぎ
都議 sits in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, while 市議 sits in a city council, a lower administrative level.
都と議ぎ会かい
都議会 is the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly itself, while 都議 refers to an individual member elected to that assembly.

Counted with

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
For counting people in a seating/reservation context; otherwise 人 is more general.

Word family

都と議ぎ会かい
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

Etymology

A compact compound from 都, referring here to 東京都 or the metropolitan government, and 議, associated with assembly membership as in 議員. It is effectively a shortened form of 都議会議員.