専務|せんむsenmu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounspecial duty; being in sole charge of a duty
2. nounsenior managing director; executive director
   あの専務せんむはまったくの面食めんくいです。↗

   The executive director is a real pushover for looks.

• Related常務じょうむNeutralAlso a managing-director title, usually ranking below 「専務」, which itself typically sits under the president and vice-president; exact ranks vary by company.
• Antonym平取締役ひらとりしまりやくNeutralThe opposite on the ladder of titles: an ordinary director with no specific title, unlike the titled 「専務」.

For a company's senior managing director use 「専務」, usually ranked below the president and vice-president. 「常務」 is a managing director typically a little lower, and 「平取締役」 an ordinary untitled director. Ranks vary by company.

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1. 専もっぱら定さだめられた事務じむ、業務ぎょうむにあたること。
2. 専務せんむ取締役とりしまりやく・専務せんむ理事りじなど、専務せんむを冠かんする役職やくしょくの略称りゃくしょう又またはその役職者やくしょくしゃに対たいする呼称こしょう。