重役|じゅうやくjuuyaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(company) director; executive; top management
   この重役じゅうやくのポストに適当てきとうな人物じんぶつを見みつけるには、人材じんざい斡旋あっせん業ぎょう者しゃに依頼いらいする必要ひつようがある。↗

   We'll need a head hunting agency to find the right man for this executive position.
2. nounimportant post; role with heavy responsibilities

• Synonym役員やくいんNeutralCovers directors, auditors and other executives, plus officers of organizations and groups; a broader term than 「重役」.
• Synonym取締役とりしまりやくWrittenSpecifically a director of a stock company (株式会社), as in 「代表取締役」; a legal term, while 「重役」 is the general word for top management.
• SynonymエグゼクティブNeutralLoanword for senior executives and top managers; also used before nouns to mean top-level, as in 「エグゼクティブクラス」.
• Antonym平社員ひらしゃいんCasualColloquial word for an ordinary employee with no title or post; stands at the opposite end from 「重役」.
• Antonym一般社員いっぱんしゃいんNeutralAn ordinary employee without a management role; a more formal way to say it than 「平社員」.

「重役」 is the general term for top management and directors, in speech or writing. 「役員」 covers directors, auditors and officers more broadly; 「取締役」 is the legal term for a stock company director. For ordinary staff, 「平社員」 is colloquial, 「一般社員」 more formal.

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1. 重おもい役目やくめ。また、その役やくの人ひと。
2. 株式会社かぶしきがいしゃの取締役とりしまりやくや監査役かんさやくのこと。また、その他たの会社かいしゃ（合名会社ごうめいがいしゃや合資会社ごうしがいしゃなど）や団体だんたいで出資者しゅっししゃなど通称つうしょう。