陣じん笠がさ議ぎ員いん

noun

backbencher; minor politician

Refers to a rank-and-file legislator without significant influence, often used in the context of the Japanese Diet. The term derives from the plain helmets (陣笠) worn by common foot soldiers, implying a lack of distinction.

• 彼かれはまだ陣じん笠がさ議ぎ員いんだが、将しょう来らいは大だい臣じんになりたいと思おもっている。

  He is still a backbencher, but he hopes to become a minister in the future.

• その法ほう案あんは陣じん笠がさ議ぎ員いんたちの反はん対たいで否ひ決けつされた。

  The bill was rejected due to opposition from backbench members.