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執政官 (しっせいかん, shisseikan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

執しっ政せい官かん

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Meanings

1

consul (of the Roman republic)

historical term

Historical term referring specifically to the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.

カエサルは紀き元げん前ぜん59年ねんに執しっ政せい官かん

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就しゅう

任にん

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た

。

Caesar assumed the office of consul in 59 BC.

Kanji

執tenacious, take hold, grasp
政politics, government
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Built from

執しっ政せい+官かん

Etymology

From 執政 (administration, governance) + 官 (official, government post). The term was coined to translate the Roman title 'consul'.