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院
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woman bestowed with the title "in" (usu. the empress, imperial princesses, etc.)
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member of the lower house; congressman; congresswoman; representative; member of parliament
Examples
スキャンダルが発覚したとき、その下院議員の支持者たちは激怒しました。
When the scandal broke, the Congressman's constituents were seething.
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opening a new hospital, institution, temple, etc.
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opening a hospital, institution, temple, etc. (for the day)
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Historical term
opening of (a session of) the Imperial Diet
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Abbreviation
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
Examples
憲法の規定に従い衆院の議決が参院に優越する。
Under the Constitution, the lower chamber's resolutions override those of the upper chamber.
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Abbreviation
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
Examples
憲法の規定に従い衆院の議決が参院に優越する。
Under the Constitution, the lower chamber's resolutions override those of the upper chamber.
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High Court of Justice (UK); Parlement (France, during the ancien régime)
