"議長" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɡʲit͡ɕo̞ː] Forms: 議長 [canonical] (ruby: (), (ちょう)), gichō [romanization]
Etymology: 議 (“discussion”) + 長 (“head”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|ja|議|長|sort=きちょう'|t1=discussion|t2=head}} 議 (“discussion”) + 長 (“head”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぎちょう}} 議(ぎ)長(ちょう) • (gichō)
  1. chairman (person presiding over a meeting), speaker (in a parliament) Wikipedia link: ja:議長
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