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