議決

• 読み: ぎけつ
• ローマ字: giketsu
• 漢字の分解: 議 (gi) — deliberation, discussion; 決 (ketsu) — decide, resolve
• 発音: /ɡi.ke.tsɯ/

意味

Resolution; vote; parliamentary decision. A formal decision reached by deliberation and voting in a legislative or governing body.

Used with する (議決する) to mean 'to pass a resolution' or 'to vote on a matter.' Appears frequently in coverage of the Diet, local assemblies, and corporate board meetings. Distinct from 決議 in that 議決 emphasises the procedural act of voting, while 決議 stresses the resulting resolution as a document.

例文

1. 委員会は賛成多数でその議案を議決した。
2. 予算案の議決が遅れ、暫定予算での運営が続いている。
3. 地方議会での議決を経なければ、条例は施行できない。

使い方ガイド

場面: parliament, legislation, governance, corporate law

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound. 議 (gi) means deliberation or discussion; 決 (ketsu) means to decide or resolve. Together they denote a decision reached through formal deliberation.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated