行政官|ぎょうせいかんgyouseikan[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Definitions
  1. nounexecutive officer; administrative official
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym事務官じむかんNeutralA civil servant handling general administrative work in a government agency; a post classified by the duties it covers, not by policy execution.
  • Synonym官僚かんりょうNeutralOfficials in general, especially civil servants with strong influence on policy; often pejorative, as in 「官僚主義」.
  • Related執政しっせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. One who holds and administers governmental power; also a French Consul (1799–1804). Carries a historical flavor.
  • Related官長WrittenWritten/formal prose. The chief of a government office; rare, stressing the head's position, while 「行政官」 broadly covers officials executing government affairs.

Use 「行政官」 for officials who execute government affairs under law. For officials in general say 「官僚」; for civil servants doing administrative work, 「事務官」; for historical holders of state power, 「執政」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 国くにや地方公共団体ちほうこうきょうだんたいで、法律ほうりつや規則きそくに基もとづいて政策せいさくを実行じっこうする職務しょくむに当あたる人ひと。
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