Japanese

こっかい
Meaning: National Diet, parliament, congress
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

国
会

Example sentences

The bill will be debated in the Diet.
彼は若くして国会議員に当選した。
He was elected as a member of the Diet at a young age.
日本の内閣は国会に対して責任を負う。
The Japanese Cabinet is responsible to the Diet.
新しい法案が国会で可決された。
A new bill was passed in the Diet.
新しい法律が国会で制定された。
A new law was enacted in the Diet.
新しい法律をめぐって、国会は紛糾した。
The Diet was thrown into confusion over the new law.
新しい法案が国会で採決された。
The new bill was voted on in the National Diet.
政府は来年度の予算案を国会に提出した。
The government submitted the next fiscal year's budget proposal to the Diet.
政府は新しい税制の改正案を国会に提出した
The government submitted a new tax system amendment bill to the Diet.
国会はスキャンダルを調査するため、証人を喚問することを決定した
The Diet decided to summon witnesses to investigate the scandal.

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