兼けん摂せつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

Formal, bureaucratic term for holding two or more official positions simultaneously. Rare in everyday speech; more common in historical or administrative contexts.

• 彼かれは社しゃ長ちょうと会かい長ちょうを兼けん摂せつしている。

  He serves concurrently as president and chairman.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、ある役やく人にんが二ふたつの役やく職しょくを兼けん摂せつすることがあった。

  In the Edo period, an official sometimes held two posts concurrently.