How to say "proceedings" in Japanese

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  • 手続きてつづきJLPT N2approx.Common
    nounProceedings as a formal process: the steps involved in a court case or an official application. It likewise means procedure and formalities, so it fits any fixed sequence of steps.
    搭乗とうじょう手続てつづきをするのはどこですか。↗
    Where is the check-in counter?
  • 議事ぎじCommon
    nounProceedings of a deliberative body such as a parliament or congress: the business of the day, what is discussed and transacted there. It does not cover legal or administrative processes.
    仮かりの議事ぎじ内容ないようを送付そうふしました。↗
    Attached is the tentative agenda.

Use 「手続き」 for proceedings in the sense of a formal process, as in legal or administrative matters, and 議事 for the proceedings of a parliament or congress — the business transacted there.

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