議席

ぎせき

parliamentary seat

What does 議席 mean?

議席 is a Japanese noun meaning parliamentary seat in English. It is written as 議席 in kanji, ぎせき in hiragana, and giseki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ニュースによれば、午後5時現在で連立与党が72議席を確保している。

According to the news report, the ruling coalition has secured 72 seats as of 5 p.m.