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国会 — meaning in English

kokkai

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English meaning

  • congress noun A formal meeting or conference to discuss or decide an issue.
  • diet noun The food and drink a person or animal regularly consumes.
  • parliament noun A country's elected law-making body, which debates issues, passes laws, and oversees government spending.

Senses

国会 is used for these senses in English:

  • congress (often, capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
  • diet (usually capitalized as a proper noun) A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly.

congress — full definition

  1. noun A formal meeting or conference to discuss or decide an issue.
  2. noun A national legislative body, especially (capitalized) the law-making body of the United States.
  3. noun An association made up of smaller groups or representatives.

diet — full definition

  1. noun The food and drink a person or animal regularly consumes.
  2. noun A controlled eating plan followed to lose weight or improve health.
  3. adjective Having reduced sugar, fat, or calories compared to the standard version.
  4. verb To eat according to a controlled plan, usually to lose weight.

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