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N3 Noun

議長(ぎちょう)chairman, speaker (e.g. of assembly), president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.), moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)

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      chair, chairman, chairperson, speaker (of an assembly), president (of a council, senate, etc.)

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    議長 【ぎちょう】

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      (わたし)(はは)議長(ぎちょう)(つと)めています。

      My mother is a chairperson.

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      まさか(かれ)議長(ぎちょう)(えら)ばれるなんて…!

      I never thought he would be elected chairman...!

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      明日(あした)会議(かいぎ)結果(けっか)次第(しだい)選出(せんしゅつ)される議長(ぎちょう)()まります。

      The chairperson to be elected will depend on the outcome of tomorrow's meeting.

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      現在(げんざい)衆議院(しゅうぎいん)議長(ぎちょう)(だれ)()っている国民(こくみん)(ほとん)どいないだろう。

      Few citizens know who the current Speaker of the House of Representatives is.

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      議長(ぎちょう)(つと)める(こと)相当(そうとう)重荷(おもに)だったようで、(かれ)()ぐに()めてしまいました。

      The chairmanship seemed to be a considerable burden, and he soon resigned.

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