長官|ちょうかんchoukan[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounsecretary (government); director; chief
   長官ちょうかんは彼かれに全権ぜんけんを委任いにんした。↗

   The governor invested him with full authority.

• Related大臣だいじんNeutralA cabinet minister; 「長官」 is the top official of a government agency, as in 「警察庁長官」.
• Related相しょうWrittenA suffix for ministers, as in 「外相」 and 「財務相」, mainly in written/formal prose; 「長官」 is used for heads of government agencies.
• Antonym部下ぶかNeutralA subordinate — the opposite of 「長官」, which is the chief of an agency.

Use 「長官」 for the top official in charge of a government agency, as in 「官房長官」 and 「警察庁長官」; cabinet ministers are 「大臣」, with the suffix 「〜相」 in formal prose; subordinates are 「部下」.

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1. （ちょうかん）官庁かんちょうの事務じむをとりしまる最高さいこう責任者せきにんしゃ。