行政官|ぎょうせいかんgyouseikan[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- nounexecutive officer; administrative official
- 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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