Councilmen

Japanese: Councilmen
Councilmen

…After the First World War, it lost its position to Wall Street in New York, but it still occupies a significant position in the world's financial and credit markets. In contrast to the political center of the City of Westminster, this area developed as the economic center, and was traditionally divided into 25 wards, and was governed by a city council consisting of a Court of Aldermen, which was made up of 25 aldermen from each ward, and a city council consisting of 159 councilmen. Due to its privileges, which are specifically mentioned in the Magna Carta, the king's army could not enter the city without the permission of the mayor, and in the Middle Ages it had almost independent power. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Councilmen" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…第1次大戦を境に,ニューヨークのウォール街にその地位を譲ったものの,いまもなお,世界の金融・信用市場に占める位置は小さくない。 政治の中心であるシティ・オブ・ウェストミンスターに対して,経済の中心として発展したこの地は,伝統的には25の区wardに分かたれ,各区から出る区長(参事)25名によって構成される参事会Court of Aldermen,159名の議員Councilmenからなる市議会によって支配された。マグナ・カルタにも特記されているその特権のゆえに,国王軍も市長Mayorの許可なしには市内に入りえないなど,中世にはほとんど独立的といってもよいほどの権力をもった。…

※「Councilmen」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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