議会

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 議会 and read ぎかい, it is a deliberative body whose members discuss and decide public matters.
• Basic usage: It appears in debate over a city park and in residents' demand for an explanation of its decision.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Institution versus one meeting
  • The term often names the governing assembly itself, though context may focus on a session it holds.