Illustration: In a municipal assembly chamber, the chairperson sits at an elevated central desk facing the members. Two members have risen at once from opposite sides. The chairperson extends one open hand toward the member who may speak and raises the other gently toward the member who must wait.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

議ぎ長ちょう

gichou

chairperson, speaker

Example sentences

私わたしたちはウッド氏しを議長ぎちょうに任命にんめいした。
We appointed Mr Wood chairman.
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彼かれは議長ぎちょうを務つとめた。
He acted as chairman.
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彼かれは議長ぎちょうに選えらばれた。
He was elected chairman.
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Kanji in 議長

議deliberation; consultationOnギ
長long; leaderOnチョウKunながい・おさ

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