wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
conference room; council room
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
objection; dissent; protest
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
strategy meeting; council of war
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
topic of discussion; agenda
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
resolution; vote; decision
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
discussion; argument; debate
conference room; place of assembly
trustee; councillor (councilor)
parliamentarian; member of a congress
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
record of proceedings; minutes
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
peace conference; peace negotiations
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
conference; council; convention
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
content-free chat; idle gossip
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
member of the upper house; senator
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
eccentric young person (esp. girl)
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
resolution; decision; vote
member of the Lower House
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
court council; privy council
plenary session; regular session
vehement objection; bitter opposition
parliament; congress; diet; house (of parliament, etc.); chamber
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
summit meeting; top-level conference
public discussion; public criticism; controversy
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
Assistant Vice-Minister; Deputy Director-General; Councillor
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
reaching a decision by using a circular letter; reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees
secret meeting; secret conference
supreme council; high council; Supreme Soviet (former USSR)
document circulated to staff to obtain approval (for a decision, policy, etc.)
protest action; protest movement
prefectural assembly member
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment
to consult somebody; to talk something over
federal parliament; federal congress
national assembly (esp. France)
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
plenary session; general meeting; plenum
draft commission; drafting session; draft meeting
proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion
plot; conspiracy; conference
parliamentarism; parliamentary government
member of the House of Councillors
member of the lower house
councillor; councilor; legislator
representing others in a conference
vote of censure; vote of no confidence
executive meeting; meeting of the board of directors
prefectural assembly member
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
prefectural assembly member
cabinet meeting; meeting of ministers
both houses of parliament
word (opinion, objection)
protest campaign; demonstration
labor dispute; labour dispute; industrial dispute; strike
deliberation; consultation
lawmakers from the ruling parties; government member of parliament
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
town councillor; town council member
Seven Wonders of the World
(Japanese) National Defense Council (1956-86) (Defence); National Security Council (USA)
to take part in a conference
Security Council of Japan
thorough discussion; careful consideration; rigorous investigation
pork-barrel politician; special-interest politician; politician lobbying for the benefit of the private industries to which they are connected
to consult (somebody); to talk something over
diverse arguments arising in great numbers
deciding unanimously or by consensus
public opinion; public debate; just view; fair argument; (arch.) conference at the imperial or shogunal court
National Security Council
memorandum of agreement; agreement; memorandum of understanding; MOU; letter of intent; heads of agreement
great debate; great controversy
United Nations resolution; UN resolution
court council; privy council
prefectural assembly (in Kyoto or Osaka)
phone conference; conference call
all members of the Diet; members of both houses
House of Councillors election
parliamentary system of government
teleconference; video conferencing
adjudication committee meeting; decision conference
after a heated discussion
host country (e.g. for a meeting); chair country
second-generation Diet member; second-generation politician; Diet member who succeeded a parent
Paris Peace Conference (1919); Versailles Peace Conference
extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet
secret conference; private consultation; secrecy
strangely; oddly; mysteriously
intensive deliberation; televised parliamentary debate for an important issue (esp. the budget)
Japanese Language Council
Diet member who succeeded a parent; Diet member who comes from a family of politicians; (lit.) hereditary Diet member
personal opinion; criticism behind one's back
private member's bill; legislation introduced by a Diet member
continued consultation; continuous conference
Diet members' caucus; caucus of the Diet
formal complaint (regarding conduct of a criminal case); appeal for reconsideration; protest
domestic dispute; family trouble
Diet members caucus; caucus of the Diet
ward assemblyman; ward councillor
state legislator; member of state parliament; member of a provincial assembly
dissolution of the lower house of parliament
member of the lower house; member of the House of Representatives
Davos Conference; Davos Convention; World Economic Forum
strikers; workers on strike
town councillor; town council member
joint committee of both houses
discussion; debate (on a piece of legislation)
to lose a seat (in an election)
lower house (of Parliament, etc.)
party conference; party council; party decision; party resolution
put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over)
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
Speaker of the House (US, etc.)
video conferencing system
blaming; criticizing; criticising
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
representative government
agenda; calendar of proceedings; order of the day
obstruction of proceedings; filibuster
All-Campus Joint Struggle League; student group active at universities throughout Japan between 1968 and 1969
temporary name of the initial Meiji-era legislative body (1869)
ordinary meeting of the Cabinet
secretariat councillor; assistant vice-minister; deputy director-general
compulsory adherence to a party decision; restrictions on party debate
article-by-article discussion
Committee on Rules and Administration (Diet); House Steering Committee; Standing Committee for House Management
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
collegiate body; collegial body; judicial panel
conference program; conference programme
Conference of Administrative Vice-Ministers
record of Diet proceedings
African National Congress; ANC
political theory focused on a parliamentary system; parliamentary regime theory
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
initial Meiji-era legislative body (1869-1873)
reconsideration; redeliberation
going into a huddle (over); holding secret (closed-door) conference (about); laying heads together in secret consultation
backbench member (Parliament, Congress, Diet); backbencher; minor politician
initiative; prior consideration
bringing up a matter; discussion; debate; submission (e.g. a measure); referral (e.g. bill to a committee); placing (e.g. item on an agenda)
multilateral conference; multilateral negotiations
resolution authorizing the use of force
initiation of debate (e.g. in parliament)
right to prior consideration
conference of representatives
United Nations Security Council Resolution
exchange conference (e.g. cultural, educational, etc.); exchange meeting
Congress of Industrial Organizations (Organisation); CIO
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
supplementary (additional) resolution
acting chairman; acting president
state or provincial election
direct talks; direct discussion; direct discussions
put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over)
go into a huddle (over); hold a secret conference (about); put heads together and conspire
to unseat someone (in an election); to defeat a sitting member
finishing discussion; closing a debate
discussion (argument) becoming heated; debate being in a ferment
Committee on Rules and Administration (Diet); House Steering Committee; Standing Committee for House Management
the principle of not resuming debate on an item in the same Diet session in which it has been voted down
dreams and fortune-telling are hit-and-miss
placing on the agenda; member of the upper house
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
to bring up for discussion
Osaka Conference; meeting held by the leaders of the Meiji Restoration in Osaka to discuss the formation of a representative assembly (January-February, 1875)
member of the lower house
voice conferencing system
International Electrotechnical Commission; IEC
lower house (parliament, congress, diet)
General Council of Trade Unions of Japan
Pugwash conferences (series of international conferences promoting the peaceful application of science)
Asian-African Conference (1955); Afro-Asian Conference
Bandung Conference (1955)
Afro-Asian Conference (1955)
Lausanne Conference (1922, 1932)
lower and upper houses being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
joint sitting of both houses (parliament, congress)
World Conference of Religions for Peace
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
tumultuous public discussion; noisy public criticism
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
consultation via a circular
academic council; scientific council
legislators' pension (and retirement benefits)
third-party action against execution
Economic Strategy Council
Structural Impediments Initiative talks; SII
speaker and deputy speaker; chair and vice-chair; president and vice-president (of the senate, council, etc.)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; APEC
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council; PECC
Geneva Conference on Disarmament
the system in government offices and business corporations in which draft proposals are prepared by someone in charge of the matter and circulated for collective deliberation and final approval by particular (designated) officials or executives
Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Lushan Conference (1959 meeting of the Communist Party of China to discuss the Great Leap Forward)
Council of Ministers for Global Environment Conservation
(decision to) censure (as issued by the upper house of parliament)
speaker of the Lower House
managers' conference; meeting of managers
authority of the chair; power of the office of Speaker; power of the office of the President (of the House of Councillors)
long-standing member of the Diet
joint management council (labor and management)
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly elections
ward assembly election; local council election
Rice Price Deliberative Council
House Steering Committee Chairman
wayward (irresponsible) criticisms of political matters by private citizens
Yokozuna Deliberation Committee; body that recommends promotion of wrestlers to grand champions
joint consultation system
deliberative democracy; discursive democracy
counselor; counsellor; trustee
representative government
member of the House of Councillors
Bundesrat (lower house of the German parliament)
Committee on Rules and Administration (Diet)
state or provincial election
gibberfish (Gibberichthys pumilus)