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Sumo

rank-deciding committee

'taru' adjective

tumultuous public discussion; noisy public criticism

Bundesrat (lower house of the German parliament)

peace conference

wayward (irresponsible) criticisms of political matters by private citizens

the system in government offices and business corporations in which draft proposals are prepared by someone in charge of the matter and circulated for collective deliberation and final approval by particular (designated) officials or executives

World Conference of Religions for Peace

Pugwash conferences (series of international conferences promoting the peaceful application of science)

Geneva Conference on Disarmament

representative democracy

Computing

desktop conferencing

Computing

voice conferencing system

Computing

International Electrotechnical Commission; IEC

discourse ethics

Council of Ministers for Global Environment Conservation

joint sitting of both houses (parliament, congress)

long-standing member of the Diet

Abbreviation

member of the Hokkaido Legislative Assembly

academic council; scientific council

joint management council (labor and management)

Law

third-party action against execution

gibberfish (Gibberichthys pumilus)

joint consultation system

deliberative democracy; discursive democracy