公こう職しょく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

public office; public position

Refers to an official position in government or public service, often with legal or ethical obligations.

彼かれは公こう職しょくに就つくことを目め指ざしている。
He aims to take up a public office.

公こう職しょく選せん挙きょ法ほうは選せん挙きょの公こう正せいを守まもるための法ほう律りつだ。

The Public Offices Election Act is a law to ensure fair elections.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が公こう職しょくに就つくfor someone to take up a public office
彼かれは市し長ちょうとして公こう職しょくに就ついた。
He took up public office as mayor.
公こう職しょくを辞じ任にんするto resign from public office
彼かれはスキャンダルの後あと、公こう職しょくを辞じ任にんした。
He resigned from public office after the scandal.
公こう職しょくにあるto hold public office
彼かの女じょは長なが年ねん公こう職しょくにある。
She has held public office for many years.

Kanji

公public, prince, official
職post, employment, work

Related words

役やく職しょくN1
役職 is a broader term for any official or managerial post, including in private companies, while 公職 specifically refers to a position in government or public service.
官かん職しょく
官職 refers specifically to a post within the state bureaucracy, while 公職 more broadly covers any public office, whether elected or appointed.

Don't confuse with

職しょく業ぎょうN3
職業 means one's occupation or line of work in general, whereas 公職 refers specifically to an official public office carrying legal or ethical duties.

Word family

公こう職しょく者しゃ
public official; public servant
公こう職しょく追つい放ほう
purge of public officials; expulsion from public office and ban on political participation

Etymology

Compound of 公 (public) and 職 (employment, post). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination straightforwardly yields the meaning 'public office'.