合議
ごうぎ · gougi · JLPT N1 · noun
consultation
👥 合 = join + 議 = discuss, so 合議 is joint discussion, a group consultation
合 means join or unite, and 議 means deliberate or debate. Together they name a meeting where several people come together to talk something over and reach a decision.
合 — 乛 (lid/roof) + 口 (mouth)
Originally a pictograph of a lidded vessel — a cover (亼) closing over an opening (口) — giving the core sense of 'come together, join, fit.' From 'fit/match' it extended to 'combine, unite, agree' and to measure-word uses. The reading hé reflects this 'joining' meaning.