局員|きょくいんkyokuin[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounclerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
   彼女かのじょは郵便ゆうびん局員きょくいんになった。↗

   She became a postman.

• SynonymクラークNeutralLoanword for a clerk or office worker, but rare in everyday speech; for a general office clerk 「事務員」 is the usual word.
• Synonym書記しょきNeutralA record-keeper or clerical worker, and also the post of party secretary; it stresses the function performed rather than bureau affiliation.
• Synonym事務員じむいんNeutralClerical office staff at any organization, not tied to one; 「局員」 is restricted to personnel of a 「局」 such as a post office or TV station.
• Synonym事務屋じむやCasualColloquial for a person doing clerical work; slightly self-deprecating about oneself, possibly disparaging of others. 「局員」 means staff belonging to a bureau.
• RelatedセクレタリーNeutralLoanword for a secretary, typically one assisting a top company executive; in everyday speech 「秘書」 is the normal word.

Say 「局員」 for staff of a 「局」: post office, TV station, administrative bureau. For ordinary office clerks use 「事務員」; for a secretary, 「秘書」.

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1. 「局きょく」のつく部署ぶしょや機関きかんに所属しょぞくする職員しょくいん。